Synonyms of established

established 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in settled

Related Words

• settled
• steadfast
• stable
• determinate
• unaltered
• constant
• changeless
• unchanging
• fixed
• unvarying
• set
• steady
• invariable
• immutable
• unalterable
• unchangeable
• hard-and-fast
• inflexible
• inalterable
• immovable
• unmovable
• incommutable

Dissimilar Words

• flexible
• variable
• elastic
• adjustable
• adaptable
• changeable
• unstable
• uncertain
• varying
• mutable
• unsettled
• alterable
• fickle
• plastic
• pliable
• fluctuating
• inconstant
• pliant
• willowy
• supple

2

as in demonstrated

Related Words

• demonstrated
• confirmed
• proven
• validated
• valid
• effective
• actual
• existent
• substantiated
• attested
• verified
• real
• very
• authenticated
• genuine
• unquestionable
• indisputable
• concrete
• incontestable
• undeniable
• factual
• irrefutable
• inescapable
• true
• convincing
• verifiable
• incontrovertible
• unmistakable
• realistic
• believable
• indubitable
• sure-enough
• bona fide
• literal
• authentic
• de facto
• certified
• objective
• final
• certain
• real-life
• real-world
• substantial
• positive
• tangible
• absolute
• authoritative
• palpable
• hard
• certifiable

Dissimilar Words

• possible
• potential
• ideal
• theoretical
• nonexistent
• assumed
• hypothetical
• alleged
• envisioned
• reputed
• conceived
• conjectural
• supposed
• platonic
• envisaged
• invented
• visualized
• imagined
• fictitious
• pictured
• legendary
• fictional
• inexistent
• fabled
• illusory
• fanciful
• chimerical
• imaginary
• suppositional
• romantic
• fabricated
• symbolic
• abstract
• make-believe
• pretend
• fake
• virtual
• unreal
• made-up

established

2 of 2

verb

past tense of establish

1

as in proved

to gain full recognition or acceptance of

a first novel that established him as one of the most promising writers of his generation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• proved
• demonstrated
• showed
• confirmed
• substantiated
• documented
• upheld
• evidenced
• sustained
• justified
• verified
• supported
• attested
• authenticated
• validated
• corroborated
• bore out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disproved
• invalidated
• refuted
• discredited
• rebutted
• confuted

2

as in documented

to show the existence or truth of by evidence

the developers haven't established that there's a need for another shopping center in town

Synonyms & Similar Words

• proved
• demonstrated
• documented
• validated
• identified
• confirmed
• verified
• substantiated
• upheld
• evidenced
• supported
• recorded
• corroborated
• buttressed
• adduced
• sustained
• attested
• certified
• evinced
• authenticated
• backed (up)
• witnessed
• testified
• circumstantiated
• vouched
• confessed
• settled
• deposed
• clinched
• nailed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• challenged
• objected
• refuted
• disputed
• disproved
• assumed
• alleged
• rebutted
• presumed
• suspected
• guessed
• surmised
• conjectured

3

as in founded

to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of

established the first school in the town

Synonyms & Similar Words

• founded
• initiated
• pioneered
• introduced
• created
• launched
• instituted
• began
• inaugurated
• constituted
• started
• planted
• constructed
• originated
• organized
• developed
• innovated
• invented
• devised
• set up
• produced
• conceived
• manufactured
• authored
• expanded
• funded
• thought (up)
• concocted
• endowed
• made up
• enlarged
• financed
• fathered
• cooked (up)
• contrived
• arranged
• fabricated
• systematized
• subsidized
• reinstituted
• refounded
• relaunched
• systemized
• reinitiated
• put up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• closed (down)
• shut (up)
• abolished
• stopped
• ended
• finished
• terminated
• halted
• phased out
• nullified
• annulled
• annihilated
• rounded (off or out)
• wrapped up
• wound up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of established

Adjective

In established lawns, many turfgrass species can be maintained with very little water and allowed to go dormant during periods of drought. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 June 2026

More specifically, the argument that tracking demographic data produces discrimination inverts the established purpose of the EEO-1. — Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

Verb

The New York Butcher Shoppe, a franchise that was first established in 1999, is opening its second Tarrant County store owned by married Colleyville couple Ruth and Bryson Nokes. — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026

The large cast includes established Latin American actors, Peruvian talent and a bevvy of newcomers. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 15 July 2026