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settledadjective firmly established over timea remote village with a settled distrust of outsiders bred-in-the-bone, confirmed, deep, deep-rooted, deep-seated, entrenched(also intrenched), hard-core, inveterate, rooted firm, fixed, frozen, hard, hard-and-fast, immutable, irradicable, set, unalterable, unchangeableembedded(also imbedded), implanted, inculcated, instilledinborn, inbred, ingrained(also engrained), inherent, innate, integral, intrinsic, naturalaccustomed, chronic, customary, habitual, regular, typical, usualabiding, enduring, lifelong, persistent, persisting brief, ephemeral, fleeting, impermanent, interim, momentary, provisional, short-lived, short-term, temporary, transient having been established and usually not subject to changesettled rules that cannot be disregarded when it is convenient to do so certain, determinate, final, firm, fixed, flat, frozen, hard, hard-and-fast, inexpugnable, set, stable nonadjustable, noncancelable, nonnegotiable, unchangeableconstant, steady, unchanging, uniform, unwaveringdefinite, exact, explicit, specificgiven, stated, stipulateddependable, good, reliable, responsible, safe, solid, sure, tried, tried-and-true, true, trustworthy, trusty adjustable, changeable, negotiableindefinite, open-ended, unspecifiedcapricious, changeful, flickery, fluctuating, fluid, inconstant, mercurial, mutable, temperamental, uncertain, unpredictable, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, variable, volatile settledverbpast tense of settleto cause to come to rest at the bottom (as of a liquid)the light rain will settle the dust in the air careful handling will settle the lees in the bottom of the wine bottle laid, sedimented filtered, screened, sieved, sifted, strainedclarified, clearedresettled raised agitated, disturbed, mixed, stirred to supply with inhabitantsthe region was originally settled by farmers to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)settled the lawsuit in favor of the defendant adjudged, adjudicated, arbitrated, decided, determined, judged, refereed, ruled (on), umpired considered, deemed, deliberated, heard, pondered, weighedsized upmediated, moderated, negotiatedprosecuted, triedfound (for or against)concluded, resolvedredetermined, rejudged equivocated, hedged, pussyfooted, skirted to come to an agreement or decision concerning the details ofsettled their wedding plans without any major disagreements agreed (on), arranged, decided, fixed, set contracted, pledged, promisedblueprinted, calculated, charted, concerted, designed, drafted, framed, hammered out, intrigued, laid out, maneuvered, mapped (out), planned, programmed(or programed), schematized, schemed, shaped, squared away, worked outchose, concluded, determined, figured, opted, resolvedaffirmed, approved, authorized, cleared, confirmed, OK'd(or okayed), sanctioned, warrantedclosed, completed, ended, finalized, finished, rounded (off or out), wound up(also winded up), wrapped upbargained, chaffered, dealt, dickered, haggled, horse-traded, negotiated disposed of aborted, called, called off, dropped, recalled, repealed, rescinded, revokeddiffered (over), disagreed (with)countered, debated, objected, opposed, protested, resistedcontested, disputed to come to rest after descending from the airbirds settling on the branches of the maple tree alighted(also alit), landed, lit(or lighted), perched, roosted, touched down belly-landed, crash-landed blasted off, took off arose, ascended, climbed, roseflew, floated, glided, planed, soared, wingedhovered, hung(also hanged) to establish or place comfortably or snuglysettled the sleeping baby into her crib ensconced, installed, lodged, nestled, perched, roosted deployed, emplaced, fixed, located, parked, planted, positioned, set, situated, stationedanchored, bivouacked, camped, camped (out)burrowed, curled up, dug inharbored, housed to free from distress or disturbancea hot meal settled the children down becalmed, calmed, composed, lullabied, lulled, quieted, quietened(chiefly British), salved, soothed, stilled, tranquilized(also tranquillized) appeased, conciliated, hushed, mollified, pacified, placatedallayed, alleviated, assuaged, eased, laid, mitigated, quelled, relaxed, relieved, solacednarcotized, sedated, stupefied agitated, discomposed, disquieted, disturbed, keyed (up), perturbed, upset, vexed(also vext) to gain emotional or mental control ofsettled himself only with visible effort after the angry outburst aggravated, heightened, intensifiedaroused, excited, fomented, incited, roused, stirred (up), worked up calmed, collected, composed, contained, controlled, re-collected held back, restrainedrallied, recoveredlulled, quieted, soothed, stilled, tranquilized(also tranquillized) to give what is owed forsettle a debt anted (up), balanced, cleared, discharged, footed, liquidated, met, paid, paid off, paid up, ponied up, quit(also quitted), recompensed, sprang (for)(or sprung (for)), stood repudiated to make final, definite, or beyond disputethis information should settle the question of who is right clinched, decided, determined, nailed demonstrated, established, nailed (down), proved, showedaffirmed, assured, ensured, insured, secureddefined, specified, stated, stipulatedclarified, cleared (up), illuminatedconcluded, ended, finished confused, muddied, muddled, unsettled to stop the noise or speech ofsettled the class with a firm "quiet!" dumbed, extinguished, hushed, muted, quelled, quieted, quietened(chiefly British), shushed, shut up, silenced, squelched, stilled agitated, stirred |