| 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 | ||