What is another word for entrenched?
231 synonyms found
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Pronunciation:
[ ɛntɹˈɛnt͡ʃt], [ ɛntɹˈɛntʃt], [ ɛ_n_t_ɹ_ˈɛ_n_tʃ_t]
The word entrenched means "firmly established" or "deeply ingrained". Other synonyms for entrenched include entrenched, embedded, established, rooted, fixed, settled, solidified, stabilized, confirmed, and inveterate. These synonyms reflect the idea that something has become deeply rooted or ingrained, and is not likely to change easily. Entrenched beliefs or attitudes can be difficult to overcome or change, while entrenched power structures or systems can be resistant to reforms or changes. Ultimately, using synonyms for entrenched can help us to more precisely articulate the degree to which something has become firmly established, and the challenges that may arise in attempting to change it.
Related words: entrenched ecosystems, systemic change, entrenched inequality, system change, system overhaul, overhauling systems, systems overhaul, ingrained systems
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Similar words for entrenched:
- dyed-in-the-wool (adjective)
- all (adjective)
- confirmed (adjective)
- fortified (adjective)
- hard-shell (adjective)
- ineradicable (adjective)
- inveterate (adjective)
- rooted (adjective)
- set (adjective)
- constituted (noun)
- entrenched (noun)
Synonyms for Entrenched:
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adj.
• dyed-in-the-wool- deep down ,
- deep-down ,
- deeply ingrained ,
- die hard ,
- longstanding ,
- out and out ,
- the core ,
- through and through ,
- to the core ,
- well-established .
- deep rooted ,
- deep seated ,
- deeprooted ,
- deepseated ,
- in grained ,
- in-grained ,
- long established ,
- longestablished ,
- more inured ,
- more long established ,
- more long-established ,
- more longestablished ,
- more valid ,
- most inured ,
- most long established ,
- most long-established ,
- most longestablished ,
- valid .
- manned ,
- more barricaded ,
- more bastioned ,
- more bulwarked ,
- more buttressed ,
- more fortressed ,
- more garrisoned ,
- more manned ,
- more safeguarded ,
- more secured ,
- more strengthened ,
- more walled ,
- most barricaded ,
- most bastioned ,
- most bulwarked ,
- most buttressed ,
- most fortressed ,
- most garrisoned ,
- most manned ,
- most safeguarded ,
- most secured ,
- most strengthened ,
- most walled ,
- walled .
- hardcore .
- Sited ,
- de finite ,
- de-finite ,
- hard and fast ,
- hard fast ,
- hidebound ,
- in tent ,
- located ,
- more agreed ,
- more arranged ,
- more concluded ,
- more jelled ,
- more positioned ,
- more prearranged ,
- more resolved ,
- more sited ,
- more situate ,
- more stiff necked ,
- more stiff-necked ,
- more stiffnecked ,
- more stipulated ,
- more well set ,
- more well-set ,
- more wellset ,
- most agreed ,
- most arranged ,
- most concluded ,
- most jelled ,
- most positioned ,
- most prearranged ,
- most resolved ,
- most sited ,
- most situate ,
- most stiff necked ,
- most stiff-necked ,
- most stiffnecked ,
- most stipulated ,
- most well set ,
- most well-set ,
- most wellset ,
- pre arranged ,
- pre determined ,
- pre scribed ,
- pre-arranged ,
- pre-determined ,
- pre-scribed ,
- re gular ,
- re solute ,
- re-gular ,
- re-solute ,
- re-solved ,
- set stone ,
- stiff necked ,
- stiffnecked ,
- un flappable ,
- un yielding ,
- un-yielding ,
- well set ,
- wellset .
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n.
• constituted • entrenched Other synonyms:
- ingrained ,
- inveterate ,
- settled .
- confirmed .
Other relevant words:
- Defended ,
- Ditched ,
- Encroached ,
- Engrained ,
- Imbedded ,
- Impinged ,
- Infixed ,
- Infringed ,
- Inserted ,
- Instilled ,
- Intervened ,
- Intrenched ,
- Intruded ,
- Invaded ,
- Lodged ,
- Retrenched ,
- Trenched ,
- Trespassed ,
- basic ,
- bred-in-the-bone ,
- chronic ,
- constant ,
- continue ,
- deep ,
- deep-dyed ,
- defined ,
- dug in ,
- dyed-in-the-wool ,
- embedded ,
- embossed ,
- engraved ,
- essential ,
- etched ,
- fast ,
- fastened ,
- fenced ,
- final ,
- firmly established ,
- fundamental ,
- graven ,
- hard core ,
- immovable ,
- implanted ,
- impressed ,
- imprinted ,
- inbred ,
- inbuilt ,
- incorrigible ,
- incurable ,
- ingrown ,
- inherent ,
- intrinsic ,
- invariable ,
- irreversible ,
- long-established ,
- old-line ,
- permanent ,
- planted ,
- protected ,
- radical ,
- rigid ,
- seated ,
- secure ,
- secured ,
- set ,
- stabilized ,
- stable ,
- steadfast ,
- strengthened ,
- sure ,
- sworn ,
- unchanging ,
- unshakable ,
- unshakeable ,
- unvarying ,
- unwavering ,
- vested ,
- well-grounded ,
- well-set .
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How to use "Entrenched" in context?
An entrenched system is one, which is resistant to change. Often, it is a system, which is resistant to change, because it is institutionally rooted. Entrenched systems often have a lot of power, and they can be difficult to change.
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Equivalence
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Adjective
ingrained.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Adjective
consolidate, consolidated, die-hard, diehard, established, firm, obstinate, persistent, pervasive, profound, protected, secured, steadfast, stubborn, tenacious, unwavering, vested, long-standing, well-established, long-established.
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Verb, past participle
absorbed, added, admitted, aggravated, aided, aligned, allotted, anticipated, apportioned, appropriated, articulated, associated, attached, augmented, based, bonded, booked, bound, built, buttressed, centred, codified, committed, compounded, conceded, consecrated, consolidated, constitution, consumed, contained, correlated, credited, cultivated, dedicated, deepened, derived, destined, devoted, directed, diverted, domesticated, drawn, elaborated, elapsed, embed, embedded, embodied, endemic, endorsed, engulfed, enhanced, enrolled, established, expanded, expended, featured, felt, focused, focussed, foreseen, forged, formalized, formulated, fortified, fostered, founded, framed, geared, hardened, held, identified, implanted, implemented, included, incorporated, inscribed, intensified, invested, lent, linked, listed, loaded, located, locked, mainstreamed, maintained, mired, mounted, moved, named, obligated, party, placed, planned, planted, posted, predicted, printed, produced, projected, protected, put, ranked, ratified, recorded, reflected, registered, reinforced, reinvigorated, related, reported, revered, rooted, sanctioned, scheduled, seated, secured, seeded, situated, solidified, spent, spread, stamped, strengthened, struck, stuck, submerged, thrust, tied, tightened, titled, transposed, trapped, utilized, vested, wasted, worsened, woven, written, Accorded, Afforded, Amplified, Anchored, Appraised, Ascribed, Awarded, Bolstered, Boosted, Brought, Bundled, Captured, Carried, Channelled, Dealt, Deployed, Disbursed, Displayed, Domiciled, Drafted, Earmarked, Embraced, Emerged, Engrained, Entered, Enumerated, Enunciated, Envisaged, Espoused, Fitted, Furthered, Grounded, Heightened, Imbedded, Immersed, Inserted, Installed, Instituted, Introduced, Issued, Lodged, Logged, Pegged, Penetrated, Plunged, Shown, Tempted, Underwritten, Upheld, Viewed, Compiled, Comprised, Computed, Contemplated, Contributed, Created, Poured, Predicated, Steeped, Stepped, programmed, budgeted, itemized, upgraded, safeguarded, exacerbated, allocated, positioned, forecasted, imprinted, CODED, uploaded, phased, encapsulated, realigned, encoded, laid, co-hosted, re-enforced, enroled.
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Other Related
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Adjective
deep, deep-rooted, deep-seated, inflexible, inherent, intractable, intransigent, rigid, rooted, strong, deepest.
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Adjective
Homophones for Entrenched:
Word of the Day
home and dry
- Synonyms:
- certain.
