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establish

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of establish

1 to gain full recognition or acceptance of

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

Synonyms of establish

demonstrate, prove, show, substantiate

Words Related to establish

attest, authenticate, bear out, document, evidence, support, sustain, uphold

confirm, corroborate, justify, validate, verify

Near Antonyms of establish

confute, discredit, invalidate, rebut, refute

Antonyms of establish

disprove

2 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 of establish

demonstrate, document, prove, substantiate, validate

Words Related to establish

back (up), buttress, circumstantiate, corroborate

evidence, evince, record, support, uphold, witness

adduce, attest, authenticate, certify, identify

confirm, sustain, verify, vouch

clinch, nail, settle

confess, depose, testify

Near Antonyms of establish

challenge, dispute, object

allege, assume, conjecture, guess, presume, surmise, suspect

Antonyms of establish

disprove, rebut, refute

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

established the first school for the education of Native Americans

Synonyms of establish

begin, constitute, found, inaugurate, initiate, innovate, institute, introduce, launch, pioneer, plant, set up, start

Words Related to establish

author, father, originate

conceive, concoct, contrive, cook (up), create, devise, fabricate, invent, make up, manufacture, produce, think (up)

construct, put up

develop, enlarge, expand

endow, finance, fund, subsidize

arrange, organize, systematize, systemize

refound, reinitiate, reinstitute, relaunch

Near Antonyms of establish

abolish, annihilate, annul, nullify

end, finish, halt, stop, terminate

round (off or out), wind up, wrap up

Antonyms of establish

close (down), phase out, shut (up)

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