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entrenched

/ɛnˈtrɛntʃt/
/ɛnˈtrɛntʃt/
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When you're entrenched, you're dug in. Sometimes that means you're literally in a trench, but usually it means you just won't budge from a position or belief.

Entrenched things are buried so solidly that they can't move — or just behave like they're firmly lodged in some deep hole. Usually this word refers to views people hold very strongly. Having turkey on Thanksgiving is a tradition that's entrenched in American culture — it's long been established and isn't going anywhere. When you're entrenched, you're being stubborn or consistent, depending on your view.

Definitions of entrenched
  1. adjective
    dug in
    synonyms:
    invulnerable
    immune to attack; impregnable
  2. adjective
    established firmly and securely
    “the entrenched power of the nobility”
    synonyms:
    constituted, established
    brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
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