ingrained in-GRAYND adjective WS #24

firmly fixed or established; deeply rooted in someone's nature or habits; difficult to change or remove

1. The ingrained belief that hard work leads to success motivated her throughout her career.
2. Cultural traditions become so ingrained that people follow them without questioning their origins.
3. The ingrained prejudices of the older generation were difficult to overcome.
4. Years of practice had made proper posture an ingrained part of the dancer's technique.
5. His ingrained habit of checking his phone every few minutes was hard to break.