Synonyms of entrenching

entrenching

verb

variants also intrenching

present participle of entrench

as in rooting

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

• rooting
• embedding
• lodging
• putting
• implanting
• impacting
• placing
• ingraining
• fixing
• establishing
• bedding
• instilling
• infusing
• sticking
• enrooting
• imbuing
• driving (into)
• beating (into)
• settling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• eliminating
• eradicating
• rooting (out)
• dislodging
• uprooting
• removing
• expelling
• ejecting
• detaching
• disconnecting
• disengaging

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of entrenching

That leverage could be used to benefit Musk’s businesses, securing further contracts with the government and entrenching him deeper into the infrastructure of everyone’s lives. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026

Remaining credible in the outdoor space also means entrenching the brand in the industry’s performance culture. — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 2 June 2026

Their rare testimonies, backed by aid and conflict data, depict permissive rules of engagement, rising Palestinian deaths — including children — and commanders signaling Israel is entrenching, not winding down, its Gaza campaign. — Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026

After the Plessy ruling segregation laws multiplied, entrenching a system of racial separation that would last for decades. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026

The 200-acre Fayetteville facility is a fútbol showcase, entrenching Georgia as the center of the international sport’s growth in America. — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 7 May 2026

Last session, Grow was the state’s sixth-longest-serving senator, entrenching himself in powerful roles as chair of the Senate Finance Committee and co-chair of the budget-setting Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee during his time in office. — Mark Dee may 4, Idaho Statesman, 4 May 2026

And no one took issue with Anunoby entrenching himself in my All-Defensive First Team. — Fred Katz, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026

The war also served as a springboard for battlefield heroes to achieve future political power, partially through entrenching and expanding the role of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps -- IRGC -- in the running of the country. — David Brennan, ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026