Nearby Words
settled
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settled
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | decided |
| Synonyms: | determined, ended, established, resolved |
| Main Entry: | settle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | calm, relieve |
| Synonyms: | allay, assure, becalm, compose, lull, pacify, quell, quiet, quieten, reassure, relax, sedate, soothe, still, tranquilize |
| Antonyms: | confuse, trouble, upset, worry |
| Main Entry: | settle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come to rest; fall |
| Synonyms: | alight, bed down, decline, descend, flop, immerse, land, lay, light, lodge, perch, place, plop, plunge, put, repose, roost, seat, set down, settle down, sink, sit, submerge, submerse, subside, touch down |
| Antonyms: | move |
| Main Entry: | settle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make one's home |
| Synonyms: | abide, colonize, dwell, establish, hang up one's hat, inhabit, keep house, live, locate, lodge, move to, park, put down roots, reside, set up home, squat, take root, take up residence |
| Antonyms: | depart, leave, move |
| Main Entry: | assured |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | absolutely certain |
| Synonyms: | beyond doubt, cinched, clear-cut, clinched, confirmed, decided, definite, dependable, ensured, fixed, guaranteed, in the bag, indubitable, insured, irrefutable, made certain, nailed down, on ice, pronounced, racked, sealed, secure, set, settled, sewed up, sure, surefire, undoubted, unquestionable |
| Antonyms: | doubted, doubtful, feared, uncertain |
| Main Entry: | bent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | determined |
| Synonyms: | bound, decided, decisive, dedicated, disposed, firm, fixed, inclined, insistent, intent, leaning, predisposed, resolute, resolved, set, settled, tending |
| Antonyms: | uncaring, undecided |
| Main Entry: | certain |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fixed |
| Synonyms: | assured, bound, certified, concluded, decided, definite, determined, ensured, established, guaranteed, insured, set, settled, stated, stipulated, sure, warranted |
| Antonyms: | uncertain, undecided, unfixed, unpredictable |
| Main Entry: | chronic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | incessant, never-ending |
| Synonyms: | abiding, ceaseless, confirmed, constant, continual, continuing, continuous, deep-rooted, deep-seated, enduring, ever-present, fixed, habitual, inborn, inbred, incurable, ineradicable, ingrained, inveterate, lasting, lifelong, lingering, long-lived, long-standing, obstinate, perennial, persistent, persisting, prolonged, protracted, recurrent, recurring, rooted, routine, settled, stubborn, sustained, tenacious, unabating, unmitigated, unyielding, usual |
| Notes: | acute is used for a sudden onset and short duration; chronic is for conditions that are slow to develop and of long duration chronic is contrasted with acute as chronic pain persists over a longer period of time than acute pain and is resistant to most medical treatments |
| Antonyms: | curable, eradicable, intermittent, occasional, temporary |
| Main Entry: | closed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | finished, terminated |
| Synonyms: | concluded, decided, ended, final, over, resolved, settled |
| Antonyms: | beginning, continuing, open, started, starting, unsettled |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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