entrenched
Firmly dug in
Entrenched describes something firmly established and resistant to change.
An entrenched position or belief has been held so long it seems immovable.
Entrenched interests are powerful groups protecting their advantages.
The military origin—troops dug into defensive trenches—survives in the sense of being dug in, fortified against attack: The opposition remains deeply entrenched.
Formally set up
- systemicAffecting an entire structure
- bureaucraticExcessively procedural
- embeddedSet firmly within something
- structuralRelating to building framework
ingrained · institutionalized · normalized · codified · policy · organizational · governmental · hierarchical
Firmly established by habit
- deep-rootedFirmly and long established
- habituatedConditioned by repetition
- automaticOperating without intervention
- second-natureAcquired behavior feeling innate
chronic · compulsive · persistent · fixed · ritualistic · reflexive · unconscious · conditioned
Asserting opinions as facts
- ideologicalRelating to belief systems
- rigidUnable to bend
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- staunchFirmly loyal, unyielding
unyielding · uncompromising · hardline · inflexible · fundamentalist · diehard · intransigent · zealous
Military defensive excavation
- bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold
- fortifiedMade more resistant
- defensiveProtective or easily threatened
- emplacementPrepared weapon position
stronghold · siege · frontline · perimeter · sandbags · earthwork · parapet · redoubt
Legally guaranteed as yours
- privilegedHaving special advantages
- rulingFormal legal determination
- oligarchicRuled by few
- eliteSuperior select group
dynastic · nepotistic · hegemonic · monopolistic · incumbent · autocratic · patriarchal · plutocratic
established
Formally set up
- systemicAffecting an entire structure
- bureaucraticExcessively procedural
- embeddedSet firmly within something
structural · ingrained · institutionalized · normalized · codified · policy · organizational · governmental · hierarchical · traditional
ingrained
Firmly established by habit
- deep-rootedFirmly and long established
- habituatedConditioned by repetition
- automaticOperating without intervention
second-nature · chronic · compulsive · persistent · fixed · ritualistic · reflexive · unconscious · conditioned · instinctive
dogmatic
Asserting opinions as facts
- ideologicalRelating to belief systems
- rigidUnable to bend
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
staunch · unyielding · uncompromising · hardline · inflexible · fundamentalist · diehard · intransigent · zealous · orthodox
foxhole
Military defensive excavation
- bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold
- fortifiedMade more resistant
- defensiveProtective or easily threatened
emplacement · stronghold · siege · frontline · perimeter · sandbags · earthwork · parapet · redoubt · garrison
vested
Legally guaranteed as yours
- privilegedHaving special advantages
- rulingFormal legal determination
- oligarchicRuled by few
elite · dynastic · nepotistic · hegemonic · monopolistic · incumbent · autocratic · patriarchal · plutocratic · aristocratic
- deeply rootedingrained, deep-seated, rooted, embedded, ineradicable
- establishedestablished, recognized, accepted, acknowledged, confirmed
- habit wordsdaily, regular, routine, habitual, chronic
- dependabilityreliable, dependable, trustworthy, trusted, steadfast
- feeling settledcozy, snug, comfy, at home, at ease
- hiding outhideout, safe house, lair, refuge, bolt-hole
entrenchedunstable
Prone to sudden change
temporary · impermanent · transient · fleeting · precarious
entrenchedshallow
Without much depth
superficial · surface-level · cursory · nascent · unrooted
entrenchedvulnerable
Open to attack
exposed · unprotected · defenseless · susceptible · assailable