Synonyms for ineradicable
- adjective
Most common
firm deep-rooted indelible unerasable ingrained inveterate inannihilable
All synonyms
Adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not able to be eradicated; (of a root, plant, etc.) too deep to remove.
But there is in man a conscience as well as a consciousness, an ineradicable aspiration towards virtue, which is certainly no less difficult to understand.
Related words
- Other spellings
- uneradicable
Example sentences
- firm Make sure that chair is firm before you sit on it.
- indelible The Alpine landscape left an indelible impression on me.
- ingrained Replacing deeply ingrained habits is not easy.
- inveterate They overcame many inveterate superstitions.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| ineradicable | steady | |
| firm | steady | |
| indelible | rising | |
| unerasable | steady | |
| ingrained | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- firm1
- 9 letters
- ingrained2, indelible4
- 10 letters
- inveterate4, unerasable
- 11 letters
- irradicable
- 13 letters
- inannihilable
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ingrained2 = 2 syllables).