10 Letter Words for Inveterate
entreative, inveterate
9 Letter Words for Inveterate
eventrate, retentive
8 Letter Words for Inveterate
antevert, antivert, enervate, enterate, intereat, reinette, teentier, tinetare, vanterie, venerate
7 Letter Words for Inveterate
arenite, ariette, ateeter, aventre, avertin, aviette, enteria, entreat, eventer, evirate, evitate, intrate, iterant, iterate, naivete, nattier, navette, nereite, nervate, nettier, nieveta, nitrate, ratteen, renette, taenite, taivert, tarente, tartine, teenier, teniate, tentier, ternate, tertian, tetrane, trainee, treatee, trivant, venetia, veteran, vinetta, vitrean
6 Letter Words for Inveterate
anteri, arette, attern, attire, atveen, avener, avenir, averin, enerve, enrive, entera, entete, entier, entire, entree, entria, envier, envire, erivan, eterne, evener, invert, naiver, native, natter, navete, navite, neater, nerita, nerite, netter, nitter, nritta, rateen, ratine, ratite, ratten, ravine, renate, rentee, retain, retene, retent, retina, retine, retint, revent, revete, tainte, taiver, tanier, tantie, tarten, tavern, tavert, teener, teenet, teenie, teetan, teeter, teniae, tenter, tentie, terete, tertia, tervee, tevere, tienta, tinter, trevet, triene, trivat, trivet, vainer, vairee, vatter, veiner, veneer, venere, veneti, venire, venite, venter, verine, verite, vineae, vinter, virent, vittae
5 Letter Words for Inveterate
aerie, ainee, aiver, antre, arent, arete, arett, arite, arnee, atren, atter, avern, avert, avine, eaten, eater, eaver, eerie, eeten, eeven, enate, entea, enter, entia, entre, entte, erven, ettin, evene, event, evert, evite, inert, inter, intra, invar, irate, irena, irene, naeve, naevi, naive, navet, neive, nerve, neter, nevat, never, nieve, niter, nitta, raine, ranee, ratti, raven, ravin, reate, reave, reeve, reina, reive, renet, rente, retan, retia, retie, retin, revet, revie, riant, rieve, riven, rivet, taint, tairn, tanti, tarie, tarin, tarte, tarve, tater, tatie, tatin, taver, teart, teave, teene, tenai, tenet, tenia, terai, terna, terne, tetra, tetri, tevet, tinea, tinta, tirve, titan, titar, titer, tiver, train, trait, trant, trave, treat, treen, trina, trine, trite, vaire, vanir, veena, venae, venie, venta, veter, vinea, viner, vinet, vinta, vitae, vitra, vitta
4 Letter Words for Inveterate
aine, aint, aire, airn, airt, aivr, anet, anre, ante, anti, aren, aret, arni, arte, atte, attn, aver, avie, earn, eave, eevn, eine, eira, eire, entr, erat, eria, erie, erin, erne, etat, eten, etna, even, ever, evet, iare, ieee, inta, intr, invt, iran, iter, nare, natr, nave, navi, near, neat, neer, neet, nete, neti, neve, nevi, rain, rait, rane, rant, rate, rave, rean, reen, reet, rein, reit, rent, rete, reve, rine, rita, rite, ritt, riva, rive, taen, tain, tait, tane, tare, tari, tarn, tart, tate, tave, tean, tear, teat, teen, teer, teet, tene, tent, tera, tern, tete, tiar, tien, tier, tine, tint, tire, tite, trat, trav, tree, tret, trie, trin, trit, trna, vain, vair, vane, vant, vare, vari, veen, veer, vein, vena, vent, vera, veri, vert, veta, vier, vina, vine, vint, vita, vite
3 Letter Words for Inveterate
aer, ain, air, ait, ane, ant, are, arn, art, ate, att, ave, avn, ean, ear, eat, een, eer, eir, ene, env, era, ere, ern, ert, eta, eve, int, inv, ira, ire, ita, iva, ive, nae, nar, nat, nav, nea, nee, nei, net, nie, nit, rai, ran, rat, rea, ree, rei, rev, ria, rie, rin, rit, riv, rna, rte, rti, tai, tan, tar, tat, tav, tea, tee, ten, ter, tet, tie, tin, tit, tnt, tra, tri, trt, vae, van, var, vat, vee, vei, ver, vet, via, vie, vin
Definitions for Inveterate
[1] settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like: an inveterate gambler.
[2] firmly established by long continuance, as a disease, habit, practice, feeling, etc.; chronic.
[3] long established, esp so as to be deep-rooted or ingrained an inveterate feeling of hostility
[4] (prenominal) settled or confirmed in a habit or practice, esp a bad one; hardened an inveterate smoker
[5] obsolete full of hatred; hostile
Words related to Inveterate
incurable, hard-core, habitual, addicted, hardened, lifelong, abiding, accustomed, chronic, confirmed, continuing, customary, deep-rooted, deep-seated, dyed-in-the-wool, enduring, entrenched, fixed, inbred, incorrigible
Words nearby Inveterate
investment company, investment compound, investment tax credit, investment trust, inveteracy, inveterate, inviable, invidious, invigilate, invigorant, invigorate
Origin of Inveterate
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin inveterātus (past participle of inveterāre to grow old, allow to grow old, preserve), equivalent to in- in-2 + veter- (stem of vetus ) old + -ātus -ate1; cf. veteran
Other words from Inveterate
in·vet·er·ate·ly , adverb
in·vet·er·ate·ness , noun
in•vet′ er•a•cy (-ər-ə-sē ) n.
Word origin for Inveterate
C16: from Latin inveterātus of long standing, from inveterāre to make old, from in- ² + vetus old
Synonyms for Inveterate
addicted, habitual, hard-core, hardened, incurable, lifelong, abiding, accustomed, chronic, confirmed, continuing, customary, deep-rooted, deep-seated, dyed-in-the-wool, enduring, entrenched, fixed, habituated, inbred, incorrigible, indurated, ineradicable, ingrained, innate, long-lasting, long-lived, obstinate, old, perennial, permanent, persistent, persisting, set, settled, stubborn, sworn, usual
