Synonyms of ingrained

ingrained 1 of 2

adjective

ˈin-ˌgrānd 

variants also engrained

as in inherent

being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing

her deeply ingrained distrust of all authority

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inherent
• intrinsic
• integral
• essential
• hereditary
• innate
• indigenous
• constitutional
• ingrain
• inherited
• inborn
• inbred
• natural
• native
• inner
• constitutive
• hardwired
• fundamental
• immanent
• congenital
• basic
• elemental
• distinctive
• built-in
• internal
• characteristic
• in one's blood
• deep-rooted
• peculiar
• habitual
• interior
• typical
• normal
• inveterate
• inmost
• regular

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• foreign
• extraneous
• extrinsic
• alien
• adventitious
• accidental
• incidental
• surface
• superficial
• coincidental
• acquired
• external
• exterior
• adscititious

ingrained

2 of 2

verb

variants also engrained

past tense of ingrain

1

as in suffused

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

the journalism professor has long ingrained his students with a deep respect for their chosen profession

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in etched

to produce a vivid impression of

the third-world privation he had witnessed forever ingrained itself upon the young doctor's memory

Synonyms & Similar Words

• etched
• engraved
• imprinted
• branded
• impressed
• instilled
• inculcated
• imbued
• infixed
• infused
• implanted
• enrooted
• stamped
• fixed
• set

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• erased
• obliterated
• expunged
• blotted out

3

as in rooted

to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter

tried to ingrain traditional values in their children

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ingrained

Adjective

The concept became so ingrained at Villanova that the word became near Pavlovian. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 15 June 2026

Ji-Na is open and confident while Fatima remains closed off, her shame about her sexuality deeply culturally ingrained. — Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026

Verb

Among a section of the fan-base, such fears risked becoming ingrained. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Alexander’s view The worry over being abducted is more firmly ingrained in the Nigerian psyche compared to three years ago. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 31 Aug. 2026