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

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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 spirit of Mongolia is deeply ingrained in nearly every part of the hotel at large, too. — Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2026

How did you get started with a chip company after being so ingrained in the music world? — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 27 May 2026

Verb

Once the clinical competencies are ingrained (which can take five to 10 years), leadership skills develop by serving on clinical committees and gradually escalating to committee chair, director and a local medical officer position. — Nishtha Sareen, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

But researchers told me that the qualities women now value more than ever—sensitivity, openness, communication skills—are not typically ingrained in men from childhood. — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026