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[ set-ld ] / ˈsɛt ld / SEE SYNONYMS FOR settled ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivefixed or established; unlikely to change: Like most of us, he has settled habits and opinions. agreed upon; decided: the rules of settled grammatical usage. having inhabitants or settlers:settled regions of the country. having a permanent residence; not wandering:In time the Israelites became a settled people. Origin of settledFirst recorded in 1550–60; settle1 + -ed2 synonym study for settled1. See staid. Words nearby settledsetting lotion, setting rule, setting-up exercise, settle, settle a score, settled, settle down, settle for, settle in, settlement, settlement houses Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for settledHe first rose to prominence as a lawyer in Queens, who settled a boiling racial dispute over public housing in Forest Hills. Mario Cuomo: An OK Governor, but a Far Better Person|Michael Tomasky|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST Afraid the Korean secret police would not believe his kidnapping story, Shin settled in Hollywood. Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea|Rich Goldstein|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST His latest target has been Hajji Hassan, a Baluch drug lord who fled Iran and settled in Turbat in 2000. The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan|Umar Farooq|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST As a producer on The Gambler, he read a bunch of women for the female lead, and settled on Larson. Brie Larson’s Hollywood Transformation|Marlow Stern|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I just happen to believe it was settled in a different way than Beck does. Glenn Beck Is Now Selling Hipster Clothes. Really.|Ana Marie Cox|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST But the boy quickly dropped off into an untroubled sleep, and they settled down. Feet Of Clay|Phillip Hoskins Aunt Olivia went into the parlour, settled herself in the old carved chair, and folded her hands. Chronicles of Avonlea|Lucy Maud Montgomery She was back in her old house again, next door to the office, settled there for life now with her servants. East Lynne|Mrs. Henry Wood Here they settled down submissively and appeared to be content with their existing condition. The Indians' Last Fight|Dennis Collins It was as if he had mapped out and settled a matter definitely. The Pursuit|Frank (Frank Mackenzie) Savile
Words related to settledestablished, ended, resolved, determined |