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to the core

ADJECTIVE
dyed-in-the-wool
Synonyms
WEAK
absolute complete confirmed congenital deep-down deep-dyed deep-rooted deep-seated deeply ingrained die-hard entrenched fixed full-fledged genuine hardened infixed ingrained instilled long-standing out and out thorough thoroughgoing through-and-through true unchangeable uncompromising utter well-established
ADVERB
utterly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absolutely altogether completely entirely extremely fully perfectly quite thoroughly totally wholly
WEAK
all all in all exactly hook, line, and sinker in toto just plumb purely to the nth degree well
Antonyms
STRONGEST
inadequately incompletely partially partly
WEAK
uncertain

Example Sentences

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Estate agents in the area said the Metro upgrade to the core valley railway lines had made Cardiff "more accessible" for people who rely on public transport to commute to work.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

We humans are visual creatures to the core with a strong desire for instant gratification.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

"We can't get to the cores of Earth or Mars or Venus, but maybe we can get to the core of an early asteroid."

From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026

Such a scenario could trigger a massive upheaval that shakes the economic, political and cultural foundations of the country to the core.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 1, 2026

It was dignity I wanted to make an appeal for—the idea that as a nation we might hold on to the core thing that had sustained my family, going back generations.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama