inveterate

[in-vet-er-it] / ɪnˈvɛt ər ɪt /

ADJECTIVE

long-standing, established

Synonyms

STRONGEST

addicted habitual hard-core hardened incurable lifelong

WEAK

abiding accustomed chronic confirmed continuing customary deep-rooted deep-seated dyed-in-the-wool enduring entrenched fixed habituated inbred incorrigible indurated ineradicable ingrained innate long-lasting long-lived obstinate old perennial permanent persistent persisting set settled stubborn sworn usual

Antonyms

WEAK

short-lived

Example Sentences

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Duer was also an inveterate speculator and get-rich-quick schemer: “king of the alley,” as Thomas Jefferson derisively referred External link to Wall Street.

From Barron's

The Season 8 finale saw protagonist, narrator and inveterate daydreamer J.D.

From Los Angeles Times

Still, there is irony in Grantham, the inveterate bear, advancing an argument that could turn out to have bullish implications.

From MarketWatch

Turner, an inveterate traveler, was rarely without a sketchbook in hand, and manifold drawings and watercolors, many dating from his continental expeditions, underscore his riveting sense of color and drama in nature.

From The Wall Street Journal

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