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long-established

ADJECTIVE

confirmed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accustomed chronic deep-rooted deep-seated dyed-in-the-wool entrenched fixed habituated ingrained inured inveterate

WEAK

hard-shell hardened seasoned staid worn

Antonyms

WEAK

indefinite infrequent sporadic uncommitted unconfirmed undecided

ADJECTIVE

hard-shell

Synonyms

WEAK

accepted accustomed chronic deep-rooted deep-seated dyed-in-the-wool entrenched firmly established fixed habituated hardened ineradicable ingrained inured inveterate irradicable proved seasoned set settled staid

ADJECTIVE

ineradicable

Synonyms

WEAK

accepted accustomed chronic deep-rooted deep-seated dyed-in-the-wool entrenched firmly established fixed habituated hard-shell hardened ingrained inured inveterate irradicable proved seasoned set settled staid valid worn

ADJECTIVE

irradicable

Synonyms

WEAK

accepted accustomed chronic deep-rooted deep-seated dyed-in-the-wool entrenched firmly established fixed habituated hard-shell hardened ineradicable ingrained inured inveterate proved seasoned set settled staid valid worn

ADJECTIVE

long-standing

Synonyms

WEAK

abiding durable enduring established fixed lasting long-lasting long-lived traditional

ADJECTIVE

old-school

Synonyms

WEAK

acceptable accustomed backward-looking classic classical conforming conservative conventional customary habitual old guard old-fashioned old-line popular regular rooted time-honored traditional unprogressive

ADJECTIVE

time-honored

Synonyms

STRONGEST

classical conventional customary usual

WEAK

accustomed ancestral classic fixed folk historic old popular regular rooted standard taken for granted universal vintage widespread

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abnormal different irregular uncommon unusual

ADJECTIVE

traditional

Synonyms

STRONGEST

classic classical common conventional historic old popular regular time-honored universal

WEAK

acceptable accustomed acknowledged ancestral customary doctrinal fixed folk habitual immemorial oral prescribed rooted sanctioned taken for granted transmitted unwritten widely used widespread

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abnormal different extraordinary infrequent irregular modern new rare uncommon unusual

WEAK

fresh unestablished unfixed untraditional

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The new document underlines the long-established principle that the right of family life does not bar deportation and that national courts, rather than Strasbourg, are best placed to work out that balance.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

By introducing “shared clinical decision-making” in this scenario, the CDC hints that this isn’t already a long-established practice between medical professionals, patients and their parents, in place for decades.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

Parkhill responded to the “sense of innocence and wonder” Tiffin brought to the long-established character, who is 19 during the events of this season.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

SLR, a long-established space geodetic method, works by firing laser pulses between satellites and ground stations to measure distances with high precision.

From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026

The final stage of this evolution is represented by the major, long-established epidemic diseases confined to humans.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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