adjective
1. brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established (Freq. 7)
-
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
• Syn: ↑constituted
• Ant: ↑unestablished
• Similar to:
↑deep-rooted, ↑deep-seated, ↑implanted, ↑ingrained, ↑planted, ↑entrenched, ↑grooved, ↑well-grooved, ↑legitimate, ↑official, ↑recognized, ↑recognised, ↑self-constituted, ↑self-established
2. settled securely and unconditionally (Freq. 1)
-
that smoking causes health problems is an accomplished fact
• Syn: ↑accomplished, ↑effected
• Similar to: ↑settled
3. conforming with accepted standards (Freq. 1)
-
a conventional view of the world
• Syn: ↑conventional
• Similar to: ↑orthodox
• Derivationally related forms: ↑conventionality (for: ↑conventional)
4. shown to be valid beyond a reasonable doubt
-
the established facts in the case
5. introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation
• Syn: ↑naturalized
Useful english dictionary. 2012.