Definitions

to the core

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dyed-in-the-wool adj.
utterly adv.

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

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to the core

Professional to the core, Grande was never less than magnetic on stage.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

In Olongapo, the city adjacent to the core of the former base, ex-U.S. servicemen who have settled in the area hang out at the bar and clubhouse of the American Legion veterans organization.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

A temporary uplift to the core amount of the Sovereign Grant was put in place from 2017 to pay for the overhaul of Buckingham Palace.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

“That outcome is unacceptable and runs counter to the core of what this office stands for,” said Juan Pablo Cervantes, county clerk-recorder and registrar of voters, in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026

We got our bearings and hurried to the car, shivering to the core.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana

to the core

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