All dyed-in-the-wool synonyms
dyed-in-the-wool
D d adj dyed-in-the-wool
- absolute — Absolute means total and complete.
- complete — You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.
- confirmed — You use confirmed to describe someone who has a particular habit or belief that they are very unlikely to change.
- congenital — A congenital disease or medical condition is one that a person has had from birth, but is not inherited.
- deep-rooted — Deep-rooted means the same as deep-seated.
- deep-seated — A deep-seated problem, feeling, or belief is difficult to change because its causes have been there for a long time.
- die-hard — a person who vigorously maintains or defends a seemingly hopeless position, outdated attitude, lost cause, or the like.
- fixed — fastened, attached, or placed so as to be firm and not readily movable; firmly implanted; stationary; rigid.
- full-fledged — of full rank or standing: a full-fledged professor.
- genuine — possessing the claimed or attributed character, quality, or origin; not counterfeit; authentic; real: genuine sympathy; a genuine antique.
- hardened — made or become hard or harder.
- ingrained — ingrained; firmly fixed.
- long-standing — existing or occurring for a long time: a longstanding feud.
- thorough — executed without negligence or omissions: a thorough search.
- thoroughgoing — doing things thoroughly.
- unchangeable — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
- uncompromising — not admitting of compromise or adjustment of differences; making no concessions; inaccessible to flexible bargaining; unyielding: an uncompromising attitude.
- utter — to give audible expression to; speak or pronounce: unable to utter her feelings; Words were uttered in my hearing.
- true — being in accordance with the actual state or conditions; conforming to reality or fact; not false: a true story.
- deep-dyed — thoroughgoing; absolute; complete
- instilled — to infuse slowly or gradually into the mind or feelings; insinuate; inject: to instill courtesy in a child.
- through and through — in at one end, side, or surface and out at the other: to pass through a tunnel; We drove through Denver without stopping. Sun came through the window.
- to the core — You can use to the core to describe someone who is a very strong supporter of someone or something and will never change their views. For example, you can say that someone is Republican to the core.
- well-established — permanently founded; settled; firmly set: a well-established business; a well-established habit.