Adventitious and Ingrained

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Adventitious adjective - Not being a vital part of or belonging to something.

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Ingrained is an antonym for adventitious.

Ingrained adjective - Being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing.

Usage example: her deeply ingrained distrust of all authority

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Adventitious is an antonym for ingrained.

Nearby Word: ingrain

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