English adjective: embedded | |||
| 1. | embedded enclosed firmly in a surrounding mass | ||
| Samples | Found pebbles embedded in the silt. Stone containing many embedded fossils. Peach and plum seeds embedded in a sweet edible pulp. | ||
| Similar | enclosed | ||
| Antonyms | unenclosed | ||
| 2. | embedded inserted as an integral part of a surrounding whole | ||
| Samples | Confused by the embedded Latin quotations. An embedded subordinate clause. | ||
| Similar | integrated | ||
| Antonyms | nonintegrated, unintegrated | ||