Synonyms of entrenched

entrenched 1 of 2

adjective

variants also intrenched

as in deep

firmly established over time

I have an entrenched dislike of mimes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deep
• rooted
• inherent
• settled
• hard-core
• confirmed
• deep-rooted
• deep-seated
• lifelong
• inveterate
• persistent
• intrinsic
• ingrained
• chronic
• persisting
• fixed
• embedded
• bred-in-the-bone
• immutable
• frozen
• unalterable
• unchangeable
• natural
• innate
• typical
• inbred
• integral
• enduring
• implanted
• accustomed
• hard-and-fast
• usual
• habitual
• firm
• inculcated
• customary
• instilled
• hard
• set
• inborn
• abiding
• irradicable
• regular

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• temporary
• transient
• interim
• ephemeral
• brief
• provisional
• short-term
• fleeting
• momentary
• short-lived
• impermanent

entrenched

2 of 2

verb

variants also intrenched

past tense of entrench

as in rooted

to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter

a father who entrenched in our minds the belief that hard work pays off

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rooted
• embedded
• lodged
• ingrained
• impacted
• implanted
• bedded
• put
• enrooted
• placed
• fixed
• established
• imbued
• instilled
• stuck
• infused
• beat (into)
• drove (into)
• settled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• eliminated
• rooted (out)
• dislodged
• uprooted
• eradicated
• removed
• disconnected
• expelled
• detached
• ejected
• disengaged

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of entrenched

Adjective

Continuous competition also prevents any single contractor or technology from becoming too entrenched to challenge (another chokepoint). — Charles Beames, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

The reshuffle immediately drew thousands of protesters into the streets of Kyiv and other cities, framing Fedorov’s removal as Zelenskyy siding with an entrenched military old guard over a reformer. — ABC News, 22 July 2026

The reshuffle immediately drew thousands of protesters into the streets of Kyiv and other cities, framing Fedorov’s removal as Zelensky siding with an entrenched military old guard over a reformer. — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

Ward authored a report for Education Voters of Pennsylvania, detailing an industry rife with entrenched conflicts of interest that serves to benefit a small, wealthy group of horsemen. — Rebecca Egan McCarthy, New Yorker, 21 July 2026

Also by this time, there was an entrenched class divide between the minority white business owners and groups of non-white workers. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026

The firm also serves as an advisor to a slew of asset managers and institutional investors that have become entrenched in the sports world, like Apollo Global Management, Ares Management and Sixth Street Partners. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 13 July 2026

Atlanta, to no one’s surprise, remains entrenched in the mix of rotating CFP sites. — Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 10 July 2026

Another believes the party’s caution has become its own liability—that voters are hungry for candidates willing to confront entrenched power. — Nik Popli, Time, 8 July 2026

Verb

Women’s lack of body literacy and what we are taught from a young age about enduring pain, both directly and overtly, is widespread and deeply entrenched. — Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue, 30 July 2026

Darlington’s annual Southern 500 is entrenched on Labor Day weekend, and that race sliding back as the regular-season finale is solely due to how the calendar falls next year. — Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Perhaps most important, pro-worker AI could create good service jobs for workers who aren’t college educated, and thus begin to uproot the inequality that has been entrenched in the postindustrial economy. — Daron Acemoglu, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

The crisis is that a narrow victory may not be sufficient to dislodge Trumpism, which is now deeply entrenched in government. — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 26 July 2026

After knocking on Brett’s door, Perez finally entrenched himself alongside him. — Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026

Puni is entrenched at right guard for his third season, and Foerster has frowned on the idea of shifting him to the vacant left-guard spot. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 20 July 2026

Second, there is a power problem in that control or change of technology is difficult when the technology has been entrenched in commercial systems. — Thomas A. Hemphill, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2026

Down there, both people are equally in it; her nervous system just as dysregulated, her patterns just as entrenched. — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 15 July 2026