established
adjective
es·tab·lished i-ˈsta-blisht 
1
: accepted and recognized or followed by many people
established rules/customs/traditions
2
a
: successful for a long period of time and widely known
an established author/artist
an established law firm
… people with Ph.D.s have been credentialed by established experts in their fields
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: growing or flourishing successfully
an established plant
an established flower garden
3
of a church or religion : officially recognized and accepted by the government of a country
Some of the religious groups lasted, but at a price. Their dogma hardened, and they developed organizational structures that are mirror images of established churches. O. B. Hardison, Jr.
O. B. Hardison, Jr.
Word History
First Known Use
1628, in the meaning defined at sense 3
Phrases Containing established
established 1 of 2
adjective
1
as in settled
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- settled
- steadfast
- stable
- set
- determinate
- changeless
- fixed
- unaltered
- unchanging
- unvarying
- constant
- invariable
- steady
- immutable
- unalterable
- unchangeable
- inalterable
- inflexible
- immovable
- unmovable
- hard-and-fast
- incommutable
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- flexible
- variable
- adjustable
- adaptable
- elastic
- changeable
- varying
- unstable
- uncertain
- unsettled
- mutable
- alterable
- fickle
- fluctuating
- pliable
- plastic
- pliant
- inconstant
- willowy
- supple
2
as in demonstrated
Synonyms & Similar Words
- demonstrated
- proven
- validated
- confirmed
- verified
- substantiated
- attested
- authenticated
- valid
- existent
- effective
- very
- actual
- unquestionable
- real
- indisputable
- genuine
- incontestable
- undeniable
- irrefutable
- indubitable
- concrete
- de facto
- verifiable
- inescapable
- convincing
- incontrovertible
- true
- unmistakable
- factual
- believable
- realistic
- certified
- authentic
- objective
- bona fide
- sure-enough
- literal
- certain
- final
- substantial
- tangible
- positive
- authoritative
- absolute
- palpable
- real-life
- real-world
- hard
- certifiable
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- possible
- ideal
- potential
- theoretical
- assumed
- nonexistent
- envisioned
- theoretic
- conceived
- reputed
- alleged
- hypothetical
- supposed
- envisaged
- conjectural
- platonic
- invented
- visualized
- imagined
- pictured
- fictitious
- legendary
- suppositional
- fictional
- inexistent
- fabled
- illusory
- fanciful
- chimerical
- chimeric
- imaginary
- fabricated
- romantic
- abstract
- symbolic
- pretend
- fake
- virtual
- unreal
- made-up
- make-believe
established
2 of 2verb
1
as in proved
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
- proved
- demonstrated
- showed
- confirmed
- upheld
- documented
- substantiated
- evidenced
- justified
- sustained
- supported
- verified
- validated
- attested
- authenticated
- corroborated
- bore out
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- disproved
- refuted
- invalidated
- discredited
- rebutted
- confuted
2
as in documented
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
- proved
- demonstrated
- documented
- validated
- identified
- confirmed
- verified
- substantiated
- upheld
- evidenced
- supported
- corroborated
- recorded
- buttressed
- sustained
- adduced
- attested
- certified
- authenticated
- evinced
- vouched
- circumstantiated
- testified
- witnessed
- settled
- confessed
- clinched
- deposed
- nailed
- backed (up)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- challenged
- refuted
- disproved
- presumed
- assumed
- rebutted
- disputed
- objected
- alleged
- suspected
- guessed
- surmised
- conjectured
3
as in founded
to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of established the first school in the town Synonyms & Similar Words
- founded
- pioneered
- initiated
- created
- introduced
- launched
- instituted
- inaugurated
- began
- constituted
- planted
- started
- constructed
- originated
- organized
- innovated
- developed
- invented
- devised
- authored
- manufactured
- conceived
- set up
- concocted
- produced
- funded
- expanded
- fathered
- endowed
- systematized
- enlarged
- made up
- financed
- contrived
- arranged
- fabricated
- reinstituted
- refounded
- subsidized
- relaunched
- systemized
- reinitiated
- cooked (up)
- thought (up)
- put up
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- abolished
- closed (down)
- shut (up)
- stopped
- nullified
- ended
- annulled
- terminated
- finished
- annihilated
- halted
- phased out
- wrapped up
- rounded (off or out)
- wound up
- winded up