Synonyms of establishes

establishes

verb

present tense third-person singular of establish

1

as in proves

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

• proves
• demonstrates
• shows
• substantiates
• confirms
• upholds
• sustains
• justifies
• verifies
• attests
• supports
• evidences
• validates
• documents
• authenticates
• bears out
• corroborates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disproves
• refutes
• invalidates
• rebuts
• discredits
• confutes

2

as in demonstrates

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

• proves
• demonstrates
• validates
• identifies
• confirms
• substantiates
• verifies
• documents
• upholds
• corroborates
• supports
• evinces
• certifies
• authenticates
• attests
• sustains
• adduces
• evidences
• records
• buttresses
• testifies
• witnesses
• vouches
• clinches
• backs (up)
• confesses
• circumstantiates
• deposes
• settles
• nails

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refutes
• disproves
• assumes
• alleges
• objects
• rebuts
• presumes
• challenges
• disputes
• suspects
• guesses
• surmises
• conjectures

3

as in founds

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

established the first school in the town

Synonyms & Similar Words

• founds
• initiates
• creates
• introduces
• launches
• begins
• constitutes
• inaugurates
• institutes
• pioneers
• starts
• plants
• organizes
• originates
• innovates
• constructs
• invents
• develops
• produces
• conceives
• sets up
• manufactures
• authors
• concocts
• devises
• expands
• endows
• fathers
• contrives
• enlarges
• thinks (up)
• fabricates
• arranges
• cooks (up)
• subsidizes
• makes up
• systematizes
• funds
• finances
• reinstitutes
• reinitiates
• systemizes
• relaunches
• refounds
• puts up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• closes (down)
• abolishes
• shuts (up)
• nullifies
• annihilates
• ends
• terminates
• annuls
• stops
• halts
• finishes
• phases out
• rounds (off or out)
• winds up
• wraps up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of establishes

The iterative design updates provide a hardware and pricing baseline that establishes the market’s baseline without threatening hardware partners such as Samsung. — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

That's because the statute of limitations establishes how long a creditor or debt collector can generally sue you to collect a debt. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Director-screenwriter Jacob Chase, who has experience with this sort of material thanks to his 2020 horror film Come Play, establishes tension in the opening moments and steadily ratchets it up from there. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026

Last year, the state acted boldly by enacting Senate Bill 72, a law that establishes a statewide target of nine million acre-feet of additional water supply by 2040. — Valerie Pryor, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026

The legislation also establishes a committee to oversee the group’s disarmament, with its first meeting expected next week. — Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Instead, the work establishes a controllable magnonic platform for studying synchronization and nonlinear magnetic dynamics. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026

And the Bluesign System Black Limits (BSBL) establishes threshold limits for substances contained in chemical formulations used during manufacturing, such as dyes. — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2026

The trailer establishes the film’s visual ambition through high-octane action sequences and production design that spans multiple geographical and temporal settings. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026