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planted

planted

5.5
Deeply fixed ideas or feelings that are hard to change
  • adjective
  • /ˈplæntɪd/
translation icon : arraigado
  • So that's how the seed got planted, because it all started from a thought first.

Oh, going around these corners is so nice, Very planted, very capable.

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Examples

  • Most of us have these beliefs that just were planted by somebody arbitrarily.

  • I think I believe that in every heart God actually has planted the desire to live free.

  • Am I growing where I've been planted and is this enough?

  • These kids believed what they said because they've been planted in their heads.

  • Thus we all stay firmly planted on Earth's surface.

  • The values that were planted in her childhood shaped her view of the world.

  • His opinions were so planted that it was hard for him to consider alternative perspectives.

  • Once the idea was planted, it took root and began to influence her decisions.

Synonyms

to rooted in
vsplanted
67 3.9

To come from something earlier and be strongly connected to it

stresses long-lasting fixedness itself rather than original source
deep-seated
vsplanted
24 4.7

A feeling or belief that people cannot easily change

covers deep fixedness but can apply to ideas as well as feelings
ingrained in
vsplanted
15 5.5

Firmly fixed in a person or group and hard to change

refers more generally to deep fixedness rather than location or context
entrenched in
vsplanted
11 6.9

Deeply fixed in a person or group and hard to change

focuses more on deep origin in a person rather than institutional embedding
deep-rooted
vsplanted
8 4.8

A feeling, belief or tradition that is very strong and hard to change

is similar but also fits personal ideas or emotions, not only traditions
ingrained
vsplanted
6 6.4

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

is broader, applying to ideas or feelings deeply fixed and hard to remove
rooted
vsplanted
3 3.7

Firmly connected to a particular place, idea, or feeling

emphasizes deep fixedness and difficulty of removal rather than mere connection
implanted
vsplanted
5.8

Firmly fixed in a person's mind or character

is less person-specific and can describe ideas in any setting
embedded
vsplanted
4.4

Held firmly inside something or made a normal part of a group

is more about being rooted inside a person than being part of something

Antonyms

6.6

Not fixed in one place or not feeling connected to a home

How Fixed

entrenched
6 6.7
rooted
3 3.7
planted
5.5
unstable
80 4.4

Surface Forms

planted positive

Morphology

planted = plant (semi-transparent) = plant + ed

Formed by the past-participle suffix '-ed' from 'plant' but used metaphorically ('deeply rooted'), so learners who know 'plant' may not infer the full figurative meaning.

Etymology

Planted comes from the verb plant and the Latin word planta meaning 'young plant'; the idea is of putting something into the soil so it takes root. So a 'planted' belief or feeling is like a plant with deep roots — it is hard to change or remove.