Bred-in-the-bone
Bred-in-the-bone adjective - Being such by habit and not likely to change.
Usage example: a bred-in-the-bone Democrat who always votes a straight ticket
Born and bred-in-the-bone are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Born" instead an adjective phrase "Bred-in-the-bone".
Born
Born adjective - Being such from birth or by nature.
Bred-in-the-bone and born are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bred-in-the-bone" instead an adjective "Born".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- habitual and bred-in-the-bone
- habitual and born
- natural and bred-in-the-bone
- natural and born
- regular and bred-in-the-bone
- regular and born
- confirmed and bred-in-the-bone
- confirmed and born
- innate and bred-in-the-bone
- innate and born
- intrinsic and bred-in-the-bone
- intrinsic and born
- ingrained and bred-in-the-bone
- ingrained and born
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Born and Bred-in-the-bone. (2017). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bred-in-the-bone/born
Bred-in-the-bone & Born. N.p., 2017. Web. 10 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bred-in-the-bone/born>.
Born or Bred-in-the-bone. 2017. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bred-in-the-bone/born.
