anchored
Held in place
Anchored means secured in place, like a ship held by an anchor dropped to the seabed.
The word extends to anything fixed or stable: The tent was anchored with stakes.
Figuratively, anchored suggests being grounded or centered: Her faith kept her anchored during the crisis.
A news program may be anchored by its lead presenter.
Joined or held together
- boltedFastened or fled suddenly
- securedMade fast or obtained
- attachedJoined to another thing
- affixedFirmly joined to
cemented · riveted · welded · pinned · clamped · braced · mounted · tethered
Placed at midpoint
- rootedFirmly established in place
- balancedIn a state of equilibrium
- calmFree from agitation
- composedCalm and self-possessed
settled · serene · stable · even-keeled · levelheaded · unflappable · down-to-earth · secure
Underlying support structure
- rootedFirmly established in place
- entrenchedFirmly established, resistant to change
- ingrainedFirmly established by habit
- deep-seatedFirmly established within
institutionalized · embedded · traditional · longstanding · enduring · permanent · settled · grounded
Steady and unchanging
- resoluteFixed in purpose
- firmSolid or resolute
- committedFirmly pledged or bound
- dedicatedWholly committed to something
loyal · faithful · constant · dependable · reliable · determined · staunch · tenacious
fastened
Joined or held together
affixed · cemented · riveted · welded · pinned · clamped · braced · mounted · tethered · lashed
centered
Placed at midpoint
composed · settled · serene · stable · even-keeled · levelheaded · unflappable · down-to-earth · secure · mindful
foundation
Underlying support structure
- rootedFirmly established in place
- entrenchedFirmly established, resistant to change
- ingrainedFirmly established by habit
deep-seated · institutionalized · embedded · traditional · longstanding · enduring · permanent · settled · grounded · based
unwavering
Steady and unchanging
dedicated · loyal · faithful · constant · dependable · reliable · determined · staunch · tenacious · persistent
harbor
Safe anchorage for ships
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
- berthSleeping space on transport
- marinaRecreational vessel harbor
pier · wharf · jetty · quay · buoy · mooring · vessel · ship · yacht · sailboat
newscast
Broadcast of current events
- reporterOne who gathers news
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- studioCreative professional's workspace
telecast · live · on-air · presenter · desk · segment · coverage · network · journalism · headline
- nautical termsahoy, afloat, aye aye, aye-aye, becalmed
- boat descriptorsseaworthy, sailing, motorized, moored, docked
- Nautical Idiomsbatten down the hatches, all hands on deck, smooth sailing, three sheets to the wind, in the same boat
- structural conditionsintact, damaged, compromised, sound, unsound
- boundbound, tied, restrained, confined, restricted
- positionedplaced, positioned, situated, located, set
anchoredloose
Not firmly secured
unfastened · detached · unsecured · unattached · free
anchoredadrift
Floating without control
unmoored · untethered · rootless · ungrounded · unstable
- news anchorsTelevision broadcast presenters
- anchor tenantMain retailer in complex
- drop anchorSecure a vessel
- anchor manLead television news host
- anchor chainVessel's ground tackle linkage
- weighed anchorPrepared ship to leave
anchor, anchors, anchoring, anchorage, anchorwoman, anchorman, unanchored, anchorages, anchorite