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
Entrenched and bred-in-the-bone are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Entrenched" instead an adjective phrase "Bred-in-the-bone".
Entrenched
Entrenched adjective - Firmly established over time.
Usage example: I have an entrenched dislike of mimes
Bred-in-the-bone and entrenched are semantically related. You can use "Bred-in-the-bone" instead an adjective "Entrenched".
Nearby Words: entrenchment, entrenching
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- habitual and bred-in-the-bone
- habitual and entrenched
- set and bred-in-the-bone
- set and entrenched
- firm and bred-in-the-bone
- firm and entrenched
- fixed and bred-in-the-bone
- fixed and entrenched
- confirmed and bred-in-the-bone
- confirmed and entrenched
- settled and bred-in-the-bone
- settled and entrenched
- deep and bred-in-the-bone
- deep and entrenched
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