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deep-rooted

deep-rooted

8 4.8
A feeling, belief or tradition that is very strong and hard to change
  • adjective
  • /ˈdiːpˈruːtɪd/
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  • Yes, the growth was deep-rooted.
  • deep-rooted reluctance
  • deep-rooted beliefs
  • deep-rooted problems

That might bring up some some some old deep rooted thoughts and emotion and pain.

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Examples

  • Because I had deep rooted issues about self worthiness.

  • South Africa's economic difficulties reflect a number of structural problems that only deep-rooted changes can correct.

    Academic text (1996)
  • No, it's a deep rooted issue here.

  • So, so I'm saying the, the relationships here are so deep rooted for me.

  • That might bring up some some some old deep rooted thoughts and emotion and pain.

  • I'm not someone that has a lot of deep rooted pain and anger inside of me that I can use.

  • But he's got these like clearly deep rooted values about how he wants the world to be.

  • There's a deep-rooted fear of being conventional.

  • The pervasive winds of revolution have not managed to blow away deep-rooted beliefs and traditions.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Many deep-rooted traditions are still celebrated in this small town every year.

Synonyms

deep-seated
vsdeep-rooted
24 4.7

A feeling or belief that people cannot easily change

is equivalent but stresses long standing origin
ingrained
vsdeep-rooted
6 6.4

Firmly fixed in a person, especially a habit or belief, so it is hard to change

is the same idea but used broadly for feelings and traditions
entrenched
vsdeep-rooted
6 6.7

Strongly fixed and hard to change, often about beliefs or habits

is broader and applies to beliefs and traditions
rooted
vsdeep-rooted
3 3.7

Firmly connected to a particular place, idea, or feeling

is stronger, stressing extreme difficulty to change beliefs
bone-deep
vsdeep-rooted
1 7.0

A very strong feeling that reaches deep into your body or heart

is about firm long standing establishment rather than intensity
bred in the bone
vsdeep-rooted
  • Informal
1 8.8

A quality someone has from birth that is hard to change

is similar but focuses on learned or cultural establishment

Antonyms

124 3.4

Showing little thought or real feeling

94 5.6

Not thorough and only about what is obvious, not deep

How Rooted

entrenched
6 6.7
ingrained
6 6.4
deep-rooted
8 4.8
rooted
3 3.7
superficial
94 5.6

Surface Forms

deep-rooted positive

Morphology

deep-rooted = deep + rooted (transparent) = deep + root + ed

The adjective is a clear compound of 'deep' + 'rooted' (where 'rooted' is from 'root' + -ed), and the metaphor 'deeply rooted' meaning firmly established is easily inferable.

Etymology

Deep-rooted comes from the picture of a tree whose roots go 'deep' into the ground and hold it firmly, so the tree is hard to move. That's why a deep-rooted feeling or tradition is very firmly fixed and hard to change.