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

The reshuffle immediately drew thousands of protesters into the streets of Kyiv and other cities, framing Fedorov’s removal as Zelenskyy siding with an entrenched military old guard over a reformer. — ABC News, 22 July 2026

The reshuffle immediately drew thousands of protesters into the streets of Kyiv and other cities, framing Fedorov’s removal as Zelensky siding with an entrenched military old guard over a reformer. — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

Ward authored a report for Education Voters of Pennsylvania, detailing an industry rife with entrenched conflicts of interest that serves to benefit a small, wealthy group of horsemen. — Rebecca Egan McCarthy, New Yorker, 21 July 2026

Also by this time, there was an entrenched class divide between the minority white business owners and groups of non-white workers. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026

The firm also serves as an advisor to a slew of asset managers and institutional investors that have become entrenched in the sports world, like Apollo Global Management, Ares Management and Sixth Street Partners. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 13 July 2026

Atlanta, to no one’s surprise, remains entrenched in the mix of rotating CFP sites. — Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 10 July 2026

Another believes the party’s caution has become its own liability—that voters are hungry for candidates willing to confront entrenched power. — Nik Popli, Time, 8 July 2026

The economy has only grown more unequal, just as the campaign finance system has only grown more entrenched. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 6 July 2026

Verb

Green transferred to Mizzou after starting out at Oklahoma, while Hardy formerly starred for Louisiana-Monroe — but now both are firmly entrenched at MU under head coach Eli Drinkwitz. — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026

Puni is entrenched at right guard for his third season, and Foerster has frowned on the idea of shifting him to the vacant left-guard spot. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 20 July 2026

Second, there is a power problem in that control or change of technology is difficult when the technology has been entrenched in commercial systems. — Thomas A. Hemphill, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2026

Nix and Daniels are firmly entrenched as starters in the NFL, while Rattler started 14 games over the last two seasons with the Saints. — Grace Raynor, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Down there, both people are equally in it; her nervous system just as dysregulated, her patterns just as entrenched. — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 15 July 2026

Bueckers, meanwhile, is deeply entrenched in the league's cultural fabric. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2026

The hint of an organizing ethos makes their second consecutive team-up with producer and boomer whisperer Andrew Watt feel connected to and entrenched in the modern world while the band pokes around its sweet spots. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 10 July 2026

In Los Angeles, hot dogs are firmly entrenched in the city’s culinary identity. — Danny Palumbo, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026