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established

verb , past tense of establish

Synonyms and Antonyms of established

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 established

demonstrated, proved, showed, substantiated

Words Related to established

attested, authenticated, bore out, documented, evidenced, supported, sustained, upheld

confirmed, corroborated, justified, validated, verified

Near Antonyms of established

confuted, discredited, invalidated, rebutted, refuted

Antonyms of established

disproved

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 established

demonstrated, documented, proved, substantiated, validated

Words Related to established

backed (up), buttressed, circumstantiated, corroborated

evidenced, evinced, recorded, supported, upheld, witnessed

adduced, attested, authenticated, certified, identified

confirmed, sustained, verified, vouched

clinched, nailed, settled

confessed, deposed, testified

Near Antonyms of established

challenged, disputed, objected

alleged, assumed, conjectured, guessed, presumed, surmised, suspected

Antonyms of established

disproved, rebutted, refuted

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 established

began, constituted, founded, inaugurated, initiated, innovated, instituted, introduced, launched, pioneered, planted, set up, started

Words Related to established

authored, fathered, originated

conceived, concocted, contrived, cooked (up), created, devised, fabricated, invented, made up, manufactured, produced, thought (up)

constructed, put up

developed, enlarged, expanded

endowed, financed, funded, subsidized

arranged, organized, systematized, systemized

refounded, reinitiated, reinstituted, relaunched

Near Antonyms of established

abolished, annihilated, annulled, nullified

ended, finished, halted, stopped, terminated

rounded (off or out), wound up (also winded up), wrapped up

Antonyms of established

closed (down), phased out, shut (up)

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