Antonyms for inveterate

Grammar : Adj

Spell : in-vet-er-it

Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈvɛt ər ɪt

short-lived

Definition of inveterate

Origin : late 14c., from Latin inveteratus "of long standing, chronic," past participle of inveterare "become old in," from in- "in, into" (see in- (2)) + veterare "to make old," from vetus (genitive veteris) "old" (see veteran).

adj long-standing, established

Example sentences :

But of all others, they are the most inveterate, which are produced on account of religion.
Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox

The result was, that he more than recovered his possessions, and died an inveterate miser.
Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles

But why then, will you say, are they so inveterate against it?
Extract from : « A Letter to Dion » by Bernard Mandeville

Yet his inveterate surliness the rascal could not wholly conquer.
Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini

The lower classes all over the country are inveterate thieves.
Extract from : « Aztec Land » by Maturin M. Ballou

She seems so inveterate too; she'll not give you up, very probably.
Extract from : « Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. » by Charles James Lever

There was, however, one real and valid reason for this inveterate jealousy.
Extract from : « Lord Kilgobbin » by Charles Lever

He wrote to her that no one but an inveterate enemy could say he had got his promotion by favour.
Extract from : « A Set of Six » by Joseph Conrad

He thought of Bette, the inveterate explainer and double-take expert.
Extract from : « Pagan Passions » by Gordon Randall Garrett

They are the most inveterate house-breakers and dangerous criminals.
Extract from : « The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India » by R. V. Russell

Synonyms for inveterate

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