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
Habituated and bred-in-the-bone are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Habituated" instead an adjective phrase "Bred-in-the-bone".
Habituated
Habituated adjective - Being in the habit or custom.
Bred-in-the-bone and habituated are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bred-in-the-bone" instead an adjective "Habituated".
Nearby Words: habitue, habituating
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- typical and bred-in-the-bone
- typical and habituated
- usual and bred-in-the-bone
- usual and habituated
- habitual and bred-in-the-bone
- habitual and habituated
- accustomed and bred-in-the-bone
- accustomed and habituated
- fixed and bred-in-the-bone
- fixed and habituated
- confirmed and bred-in-the-bone
- confirmed and habituated
- apt and bred-in-the-bone
- apt and habituated
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Habituated and Bred-in-the-bone. (2017). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bred-in-the-bone/habituated
Bred-in-the-bone & Habituated. N.p., 2017. Web. 10 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bred-in-the-bone/habituated>.
Habituated or Bred-in-the-bone. 2017. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bred-in-the-bone/habituated.
