to the core

ADJECTIVE

dyed-in-the-wool

Synonyms

WEAK

absolute complete confirmed congenital deep-down deep-dyed deep-rooted deep-seated deeply ingrained die-hard entrenched fixed full-fledged genuine hardened infixed ingrained instilled long-standing out and out thorough thoroughgoing through-and-through true unchangeable uncompromising utter well-established

ADVERB

utterly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absolutely altogether completely entirely extremely fully perfectly quite thoroughly totally wholly

WEAK

all all in all exactly hook, line, and sinker in toto just plumb purely to the nth degree well

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inadequately incompletely partially partly

WEAK

uncertain

Example Sentences

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“Close attention is likely to be paid to the core number, which strips out volatile food and energy costs, to get an idea of whether the inflation bug is spreading more broadly across the economy.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Estate agents in the area said the Metro upgrade to the core valley railway lines had made Cardiff "more accessible" for people who rely on public transport to commute to work.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Fifty years ago, the U.S. was hit by a perfect storm of negative events that shook the nation’s economic foundations to the core.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

"We can't get to the cores of Earth or Mars or Venus, but maybe we can get to the core of an early asteroid."

From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026

Her words had shaken me to the core.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

to the core

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