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”
Usual and bred-in-the-bone are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Usual" instead an adjective phrase "Bred-in-the-bone".
Usual
Usual adjective - Accepted, used, or practiced by most people.
Bred-in-the-bone and usual are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bred-in-the-bone" instead an adjective "Usual".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- steady and bred-in-the-bone
- steady and usual
- typical and bred-in-the-bone
- typical and usual
- customary and bred-in-the-bone
- customary and usual
- habitual and bred-in-the-bone
- habitual and usual
- accustomed and bred-in-the-bone
- accustomed and usual
- natural and bred-in-the-bone
- natural and usual
- set and bred-in-the-bone
- set and usual
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Usual and Bred-in-the-bone. (2017). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bred-in-the-bone/usual
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Usual or Bred-in-the-bone. 2017. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bred-in-the-bone/usual.
