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

Still, Ginnifer’s death shows how the most entrenched elements of faith-healing communities resist aggressive enforcement. — Noelle Crombie, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2026

Allowing political control over grantmaking to become more deeply entrenched would make recovery considerably harder. — Carole Labonne, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026

Of course, these interventions don’t always work and can backfire, making some even more entrenched in their beliefs. — Joan M. Cook, Time, 7 Nov. 2026

Still, the most pernicious consequence of Beijing’s economic model is entrenched deflation. — Oliver Melton, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2026

This practice is culturally entrenched but financially hazardous. — Carol O'Neil, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026

The company is too deeply entrenched there, and its near-term ambitions for Starship, Starlink, and orbital data centers would be severely disrupted by a move. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 4 Nov. 2026

Peña, a former International Monetary Fund economist who cast himself as a modernizer of both the country and its entrenched ruling party, cannot seek reelection in 2028. — Emilio Sanabria, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026

The Greatest never shies away from the reality that for all that love, Ali was, because of his race, his religion and his outspoken nature, an existential threat to the entrenched establishment in both his sport of choice and his nation of birth. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2026

Verb

Focusing primarily on reducing costs and on growing its Sun Belt network, American entrenched itself at its hubs in Dallas-Fort Worth and in Charlotte, North Carolina. — Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026

Prices retreated in June and July before climbing back to those levels as the conflict increasingly appeared entrenched. — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026

Isgandarov’s hopeful that a younger generation has become more progressive, though the country is still entrenched in more conservative gender roles. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2026

The report’s authors said this longevity makes these contact details deeply entrenched in daily life but also turns them into persistent targets for unwanted exposure. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026

Our collective belief that menstrual blood is somehow grosser than other blood is deeply entrenched. — Fiorella Valdesolo, Allure, 30 Oct. 2026

At these incandescent parties, Trakata founder Tani Shimizu, a 26-year-old trans man, can be found entrenched on the dance floor, often perreando with one or more beautiful, curly-haired femmes. — Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

This can make a studio like Laika, which is firmly entrenched in its handmade approach to filmmaking, stand out all the more. — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 22 Oct. 2026

As a result, as the war has become entrenched, in particular since 2024, Moscow has shifted its focus to more advanced ballistic salvo waves, including strikes using Russia’s intermediate-range Oreshnik ballistic missile. — Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2026