Synonyms of establishing

establishing

verb

present participle of establish

1

as in proving

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

• proving
• demonstrating
• showing
• substantiating
• confirming
• upholding
• documenting
• sustaining
• evidencing
• verifying
• justifying
• supporting
• validating
• attesting
• authenticating
• corroborating
• bearing out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disproving
• invalidating
• refuting
• discrediting
• rebutting
• confuting

2

as in demonstrating

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

• proving
• demonstrating
• documenting
• validating
• identifying
• verifying
• confirming
• substantiating
• upholding
• supporting
• evidencing
• buttressing
• corroborating
• sustaining
• recording
• certifying
• authenticating
• evincing
• adducing
• witnessing
• attesting
• backing (up)
• testifying
• clinching
• vouching
• circumstantiating
• nailing
• deposing
• confessing
• settling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disproving
• refuting
• rebutting
• objecting
• challenging
• disputing
• alleging
• assuming
• presuming
• suspecting
• guessing
• conjecturing
• surmising

3

as in founding

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

established the first school in the town

Synonyms & Similar Words

• founding
• initiating
• creating
• introducing
• pioneering
• launching
• instituting
• inaugurating
• beginning
• constructing
• constituting
• planting
• starting
• developing
• organizing
• originating
• innovating
• inventing
• devising
• producing
• setting up
• authoring
• manufacturing
• expanding
• conceiving
• enlarging
• thinking (up)
• endowing
• cooking (up)
• concocting
• fathering
• funding
• fabricating
• financing
• contriving
• arranging
• subsidizing
• making up
• systematizing
• reinstituting
• relaunching
• reinitiating
• systemizing
• refounding
• putting up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• closing (down)
• abolishing
• shutting (up)
• phasing out
• stopping
• terminating
• finishing
• ending
• halting
• nullifying
• annulling
• annihilating
• winding up
• wrapping up
• rounding (off or out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of establishing

While researchers at Stanford University have examined aspects of the work and provided feedback, wider scrutiny will be important in establishing whether the proof resolves the original conjecture. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026

The assurance profession has spent decades establishing standards for competency, independence and quality oversight across financial reporting, cybersecurity and privacy. — Avani Desai, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026

As organizations introduce autonomous agents into workflows, humans become increasingly responsible for defining intent, establishing policy, approving outcomes and keeping AI aligned with business objectives. — Kumar Chivukula, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

The Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode administers the process, establishing the criteria and reviewing applications. — Alicja Zelazko, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Nov. 2026

The music has to do some of the work that visuals normally do, for example establishing atmosphere, signaling danger, creating intimacy in the sensual moments between Dracula and Mina. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2026

But Democrats in Congress have argued that justices should be subject to term limits and rolled out proposals establishing those rules through legislation and constitutional amendments. — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026

This may mean removing an abusive parent as their guardian and establishing another relative or foster parent in place of the parent. — Sasha Allen, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026

Reality television personality Spencer Pratt jumped in a few months later, on the anniversary of the Palisades fire, establishing himself as an unpredictable presence on the campaign trail. — Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026