All inveterate synonyms
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I i adj inveterate
- incurable β not curable; that cannot be cured, remedied, or corrected: an incurable disease.
- hard-core β unswervingly committed; uncompromising; dedicated: a hard-core segregationist.
- habitual β of the nature of a habit; fixed by or resulting from habit: habitual courtesy.
- addicted β Someone who is addicted to a harmful drug cannot stop taking it.
- hardened β made or become hard or harder.
- lifelong β lasting or continuing through all or much of one's life: lifelong regret.
- abiding β An abiding feeling, memory, or interest is one that you have for a very long time.
- accustomed β If you are accustomed to something, you know it so well or have experienced it so often that it seems natural, unsurprising, or easy to deal with.
- chronic β A chronic illness or disability lasts for a very long time. Compare acute.
- confirmed β You use confirmed to describe someone who has a particular habit or belief that they are very unlikely to change.
- continuing β not ended; ongoing
- customary β Customary is used to describe things that people usually do in a particular society or in particular circumstances.
- deep-rooted β Deep-rooted means the same as deep-seated.
- deep-seated β A deep-seated problem, feeling, or belief is difficult to change because its causes have been there for a long time.
- dyed-in-the-wool β through and through; complete: a dyed-in-the-wool reformer.
- fixed β fastened, attached, or placed so as to be firm and not readily movable; firmly implanted; stationary; rigid.
- inbred β naturally inherent; innate; native: her inbred grace.
- incorrigible β not corrigible; bad beyond correction or reform: incorrigible behavior; an incorrigible liar.
- ingrained β ingrained; firmly fixed.
- innate β existing in one from birth; inborn; native: innate musical talent.
- long-lasting β enduring or existing for a long period of time: a long-lasting friendship.
- obstinate β firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.
- old β far advanced in the years of one's or its life: an old man; an old horse; an old tree.
- perennial β lasting for an indefinitely long time; enduring: her perennial beauty.
- permanent β existing perpetually; everlasting, especially without significant change.
- persistent β persistence
- set β to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- settled β to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
- stubborn β unreasonably obstinate; obstinately unmoving: a stubborn child.
- sworn β past participle of swear.
- usual β habitual or customary: her usual skill.
- habituated β to accustom (a person, the mind, etc.), as to a particular situation: Wealth habituated him to luxury.
- ineradicable β not eradicable; not capable of being eradicated, rooted out, or completely removed.
- long-lived β having a long life, existence, or duration: a long-lived man; long-lived fame.
- indurated β to make hard; harden, as rock, tissue, etc.: Cold indurates the soil.
- persisting β to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.: to persist in working for world peace; to persist in unpopular political activities.
adjective inveterate
- seasoned β one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- entrenched β (of an attitude, habit, or belief) Firmly established and difficult or unlikely to change; ingrained.
- diehard β a person who vigorously maintains or defends a seemingly hopeless position, outdated attitude, lost cause, or the like.
- adamant β If someone is adamant about something, they are determined not to change their mind about it.
- established β (of a custom, belief, practice, or institution) Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.
- long-standing β existing or occurring for a long time: a longstanding feud.
- enduring β Continuing or long-lasting.