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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They peg him as an inveterate showman who is less interested in Russia and China than dioramas of the new White House ballroom or a Triumphal Arch near the Lincoln Memorial.

From The Wall Street Journal

Fortunately for avid bibliophiles, Harper Lee was an inveterate pack rat.

From Los Angeles Times

Dustin is an inveterate miscreant who blows town for the Army.

From The Wall Street Journal

When we meet him in Season 1, Gi-hun is down and out, an inveterate gambler.

From Los Angeles Times

The president is having a mental breakdown in “Symphony of Rats,” a 1988 fever dream by the inveterate theatrical bad boy Richard Foreman.

From Los Angeles Times

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