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On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Inveterate. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as confirmed or habitual and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.

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Inveterate meaning

  1. Firmly established from having been around for a long time; of long standing.
  2. Having had a habit (usually a bad habit) for a long time.
  3. Malignant; virulent; spiteful.

Synonyms of Inveterate

confirmed habitual addicted

Related words

Other words often associated with Inveterate or its synonyms:

alcoholic hooked constituted dependent unconfirmed customary established official usual accustomed dependant unchangeable

Using Inveterate

  • The main meaning on this page is: Firmly established from having been around for a long time; of long standing. | Having had a habit (usually a bad habit) for a long time. | Malignant; virulent; spiteful.
  • Useful related words include: confirmed, habitual, addicted.
  • In the example corpus, inveterate often appears in combinations such as: an inveterate, the inveterate, and inveterate.

Context around Inveterate

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 5 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

critics 1× hatred 1× foes 1× admirer 1× perfectionist 1× watchdog 1× repugnancy 1× virtue 1× liar 1× creole 1×

Sentence patterns with Inveterate

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

an inveterate perfectionist cameron 1× as an inveterate womaniser who 1× be an inveterate liar and 1× do the inveterate critics hear 1× for his inveterate creole french 1× his most inveterate foes 1× is an inveterate inventor creating 1× meghan such inveterate virtue signallers 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

an inveterate perfectionist 1× do the inveterate 1× he is completely 1× heroes of comedy 1× it also tickled 1× jefferson s taunting 1×

Common sentence endings:

all things russian 1× beating his wife 1× british colonial occupation 1× could throw him 1× creole french accent 1× critics hear that 1×

Words around Inveterate

Just before it in the word index:

invests 304 investors 12.191 investorplace 26 investoren 2 investor 2.277 investopedia 4

Just after it in the word index:

invh 3 inviable 3 invicta 15 invictus 114 invideo 2 invidious 15

Similar in corpus frequency:

abdulrasheed 26 abhinav 26 aboriginals 26 abstractly 26 accidentals 26 accrues 26

Corpus analysis for Inveterate

  • In this selection, "inveterate" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, critics, hatred and foes stand out and add context to how "inveterate" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include an inveterate perfectionist cameron and as an inveterate womaniser who. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "inveterate" sits close to words such as abdulrasheed, abhinav and aboriginals, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with inveterate

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Do the inveterate critics hear that? (6 words)

Suetonius, an inveterate gossip, doesn't mention it at all. (10 words)

Wallace is an inveterate inventor, creating elaborate contraptions that often do not work as intended. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

An inveterate perfectionist, Cameron has a history of starving his projects in development hell, so perhaps the reason why he finally turned the reins over to Rodriguez was because he felt he’d never get to it in his own lifetime. (41 words)

Jefferson’s taunting of Hamilton for breaking his promise to Lafayete is, therefore, a subtle play on the fact that the same actor is playing both one of Hamilton’s dearest friends and one of his most inveterate foes. (39 words)

It also tickled me that Harry and Meghan, such inveterate virtue-signallers, should be tied to a man who thinks the most important characteristic in a potential son-in-law is that he should refrain from beating his wife. (39 words)

Question examples

Do the inveterate critics hear that? (6 words)

Example sentences (15)

Do the inveterate critics hear that?

He is completely obsessed with Ukraine (where his family has material interests) and has a deep-seated and inveterate hatred of Russia and all things Russian.

Jefferson’s taunting of Hamilton for breaking his promise to Lafayete is, therefore, a subtle play on the fact that the same actor is playing both one of Hamilton’s dearest friends and one of his most inveterate foes.

To an inveterate admirer such as myself, a single essay cannot adequately render the impact of his music on Bengali and Indian music, especially since 1947, the year of Indian independence from British colonial occupation.

An inveterate perfectionist, Cameron has a history of starving his projects in development hell, so perhaps the reason why he finally turned the reins over to Rodriguez was because he felt he’d never get to it in his own lifetime.

The inveterate watchdog says she's ready to transition to the policymaking side of government service.

The North’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday the State Department’s terrorism blacklist report, released last week, proves again the United States maintains a “hostile policy” and “inveterate repugnancy” toward North Korea.

It also tickled me that Harry and Meghan, such inveterate virtue-signallers, should be tied to a man who thinks the most important characteristic in a potential son-in-law is that he should refrain from beating his wife.

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Most informed Americans know the man to be an inveterate liar, and wouldn’t trust him as far as they could throw him.

Heroes of Comedy, Thames Television, 2002 James was an inveterate and largely unsuccessful gambler, losing tens of thousands of pounds over his lifetime.

Picard is remembered for his good humor, charm, and optimism; also, for his inveterate Creole French accent.

Stendhal was a dandy and wit about town in Paris, as well as an inveterate womaniser who was obsessed with his sexual conquests.

Suetonius, an inveterate gossip, doesn't mention it at all.

Vermes outlines his boundaries as follows, I have discounted the two extremes that are not susceptible to rational judgment, the blind faith of the fundamentalist believer and the out-of-hand rejection of the inveterate skeptic.

Wallace is an inveterate inventor, creating elaborate contraptions that often do not work as intended.

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Common combinations with inveterate

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

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What does "inveterate" mean?
Inveterate means: Firmly established from having been around for a long time; of long standing.
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Common synonyms of "inveterate" include: confirmed, habitual, addicted.
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