Bred-in-the-bone
Bred-in-the-bone adjective - Firmly established over time.
Usage example: bred-in-the-bone honesty earned him the nickname of “Honest Abe”
Embedded and bred-in-the-bone are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Embedded" instead an adjective phrase "Bred-in-the-bone".
Embedded
Embedded adjective - Enclosed firmly in a surrounding mass.
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Synonyms for Embedded
Bred-in-the-bone and embedded are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bred-in-the-bone" instead an adjective "Embedded".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- steady and bred-in-the-bone
- steady and embedded
- set and bred-in-the-bone
- set and embedded
- firm and bred-in-the-bone
- firm and embedded
- fixed and bred-in-the-bone
- fixed and embedded
- confirmed and bred-in-the-bone
- confirmed and embedded
- settled and bred-in-the-bone
- settled and embedded
- deep and bred-in-the-bone
- deep and embedded
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