English adjective: established | |||
1. | established brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established | ||
Samples | The established social order. Distrust the constituted authority. A team established as a member of a major league. Enjoyed his prestige as an established writer. An established precedent. The established Church. | ||
Synonyms | constituted | ||
Similar | deep-rooted, deep-seated, entrenched, grooved, implanted, ingrained, legitimate, official, planted, recognised, recognized, self-constituted, self-established, well-grooved | ||
Antonyms | unestablished | ||
2. | established settled securely and unconditionally | ||
Samples | That smoking causes health problems is an accomplished fact. | ||
Synonyms | accomplished, effected | ||
Similar | settled | ||
Antonyms | unsettled | ||
3. | established conforming with accepted standards | ||
Samples | A conventional view of the world. | ||
Synonyms | conventional | ||
Similar | orthodox | ||
Antonyms | unorthodox | ||
4. | established shown to be valid beyond a reasonable doubt | ||
Samples | The established facts in the case. | ||
Similar | proved, proven | ||
Antonyms | unproved, unproven | ||
5. | established introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation | ||
Synonyms | naturalized | ||
Similar | foreign, strange | ||
Antonyms | native | ||