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inveterate
Synonyms and Antonyms of inveterate
- He has an inveterate tendency to tell some very tall tales.
bred-in-the-bone, confirmed, deep, deep-rooted, deep-seated, entrenched (also intrenched), hard-core, rooted, settled
firm, fixed, frozen, hard, hard-and-fast, immutable, irradicable, set, unalterable, unchangeable
embedded (also imbedded), implanted, inculcated, instilled
inborn, inbred, ingrained (also engrained), inherent, innate, integral, intrinsic, natural
accustomed, chronic, customary, habitual, regular, typical, usual
- The man is an inveterate liar who only rarely tells the truth.
Synonym Discussion of inveterate
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- an inveterate smoker
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- a confirmed bachelor
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- a chronic complainer
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