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”
Settled and bred-in-the-bone are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Settled" instead an adjective phrase "Bred-in-the-bone".
Settled
Settled adjective - Firmly established over time.
Usage example: a remote village with a settled distrust of outsiders
Bred-in-the-bone and settled are semantically related. You can use "Bred-in-the-bone" instead an adjective "Settled".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- steady and bred-in-the-bone
- steady and settled
- usual and bred-in-the-bone
- usual and settled
- customary and bred-in-the-bone
- customary and settled
- habitual and bred-in-the-bone
- habitual and settled
- set and bred-in-the-bone
- set and settled
- firm and bred-in-the-bone
- firm and settled
- fixed and bred-in-the-bone
- fixed and settled
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Settled and Bred-in-the-bone. (2017). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bred-in-the-bone/settled
Bred-in-the-bone & Settled. N.p., 2017. Web. 10 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bred-in-the-bone/settled>.
Settled or Bred-in-the-bone. 2017. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bred-in-the-bone/settled.
