Meaning & use
ingrained
Firmly fixed or established, especially a habit, attitude, or belief that is difficult to change.
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Her habit of checking the locks twice was so ingrained that she did it without thinking.
Prejudice can become ingrained in a community long before anyone questions where it came from.
A note on using this word
Ingrained usually describes habits, beliefs, or traits rather than physical objects, and often implies the trait resists change.
Words with a similar meaning
deep-seatedentrenchedembedded
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