Ingrained and Incidental

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Ingrained adjective - Being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing.

Usage example: her deeply ingrained distrust of all authority

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Incidental is an antonym for ingrained in deep-rooted topic.

Nearby Word: ingrain

Incidental adjective - Happening by chance.

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Ingrained is an antonym for incidental.

Nearby Words: incident, incidence, incidentally

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