Antonyms for ingrained

Grammar : Adj

Spell : in-greynd, in-greynd

Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈgreɪnd, ˈɪnˌgreɪnd

Definition of ingrained

Origin : 1766, see engrain. Figurative use, of qualities, habits, etc., attested from 1851 (in ingrained). Of dyed carpets, etc., 1766, from in grain.

adj deep-rooted

Example sentences :

The love of story-telling seems to be ingrained in human nature.
Extract from : « Christmas: Its Origin and Associations » by William Francis Dawson

It is ingrained in them, they only sink from it to cover their natural instincts of infidelity.
Extract from : « Man and Maid » by Elinor Glyn

These people have been ingrained with a firm belief in their mode of living.
Extract from : « Millennium » by Everett B. Cole

The idea of the squeeze seems to be ingrained in the Chinese.
Extract from : « A Wayfarer in China » by Elizabeth Kendall

Subordination to the wills of their superiors was ingrained in their natures.
Extract from : « McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 3, July 1908. » by Various

Perhaps it is no better than an ingrained and superstitious habit.
Extract from : « American Sketches » by Charles Whibley

Paul had constantly to fight against an ingrained class vanity.
Extract from : « Narcissus » by Evelyn Scott

His face was a mass of wrinkles which showed strongly from the ingrained dirt.
Extract from : « Things seen in Spain » by C. Gasquoine Hartley

The ingrained contempt of women was not so easily eradicated.
Extract from : « The Secret Life » by Elizabeth Bisland

Anyhow, you've an ingrained propensity for going your own way.
Extract from : « The Social Significance of the Modern Drama » by Emma Goldman

Synonyms for ingrained

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