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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