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

For Vicki Lafer Abrahamson, more than four decades in employment law have meant witnessing an emerging field take shape, challenging established thinking, and helping define protections that employees now rely on. — Matt Emma, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

Under her leadership, the festival has become known for championing emerging filmmakers and celebrating established artists, while welcoming talent, industry professionals, and audiences from around the world to its events. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026

Verb

There’s one blocker who has established himself as the best in Southern California. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

The estate earlier established a restitution fund for Epstein victims that paid out $121 million to more than 130 women and has paid or committed to pay $48 million to nearly 60 additional women in separate settlements. — Dan Mangan,jim Forkin, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026