Synonyms of inculcated

inculcated 1 of 2

adjective

as in embedded

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

inculcated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of inculcate

1

as in suffused

to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle

dedicated teachers inculcating young minds with a love of learning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suffused
• imbued
• inoculated
• infused
• invested
• steeped
• filled
• flooded
• ingrained
• charged
• instilled
• planted
• enlivened
• endued
• overwhelmed
• animated
• drowned
• pervaded
• implanted
• permeated
• impregnated
• saturated
• invigorated
• submerged
• leavened
• inundated
• deluged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deprived
• stripped
• removed
• divested
• eliminated
• cleared
• took (away)
• emptied

2

as in planted

to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set

a malcontent who inculcated in his offspring an abiding distrust of all civil authority

Synonyms & Similar Words

• planted
• bred
• instilled
• embedded
• rooted
• implanted
• lodged
• sowed
• enrooted
• inseminated
• infixed
• drove
• imbued
• entrenched
• invested
• inoculated
• infused
• hammered
• pounded
• steeped
• suffused
• ingrained
• fixed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inculcated

Verb

Within these confines the main characters register as aliens; Wendy and Jack aren’t just flustered but people who seem to have never been inculcated with a rudimentary sense of social propriety. — Vadim Rizov, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026

We were inculcated with the importance of charity, love toward all, good works and humility, and urged to carry those virtues into adulthood. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

We were constantly informed that our purpose was to become genteel and inculcated in Christian virtue. — Literary Hub, 26 May 2026

Patriotism is a value that an IP-dependent tech company fighting Chinese rivals might well be happy to see inculcated in its employees. — Walter Russell Mead, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2026

That’s true for Tamma in a different way – it’s inculcated in Tamma that no one will help her but that’s not true. — Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 20 Jan. 2026

Notably, said Kriner, individuals who are inculcated with a sense of nihilism do not commit crimes to achieve an ideological goal. — Odette Yousef, NPR, 6 Aug. 2025