settled
Came to rest
Settled describes something that has come to rest or been resolved.
A settled question is no longer in dispute.
Settled weather is stable and predictable.
A person who feels settled has found stability—in a place, relationship, or state of mind: After years of moving, she finally felt settled.
To be settled into a chair is to be comfortably positioned.
A settled area has established inhabitants, as opposed to wilderness.
Shared position between parties
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
accord · verdict · decision · conclusion · closure · reconciliation · solution · arrangement
Established foreign control over
- populatedHaving inhabitants
- homesteadedClaimed land for farming
- occupiedCurrently in use
- frontierEdge of settlement
pioneers · township · outpost · community · dwellers · residents · village · homestead
Set in location
- placedPut somewhere specific
- seatedIn a chair
- nestledSettled into a sheltered position
- locatedFound the position of
arranged · ensconced · installed · stationed · established · planted · lodged · housed
Free from disturbance
- sereneUntroubled and composed
- tranquilCalm and untroubled
- placidCalm, undisturbed
- quietLacking in sound
composed · unruffled · restful · content · relaxed · easygoing · harmonious · meditative
Began an institution
- permanentFixed without end
- enduringPersisting through time
- long-standingExisting for ages
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
rooted · entrenched · historic · ancestral · deep-rooted · time-honored · ingrained · fixed
agreement
Shared position between parties
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
mediation · accord · verdict · decision · conclusion · closure · reconciliation · solution · arrangement · terms
colonized
Established foreign control over
- populatedHaving inhabitants
- homesteadedClaimed land for farming
- occupiedCurrently in use
frontier · pioneers · township · outpost · community · dwellers · residents · village · homestead · farmstead
positioned
Set in location
located · arranged · ensconced · installed · stationed · established · planted · lodged · housed · set up
peaceful
Free from disturbance
quiet · composed · unruffled · restful · content · relaxed · easygoing · harmonious · meditative · stillness
founded
Began an institution
- permanentFixed without end
- enduringPersisting through time
- long-standingExisting for ages
traditional · rooted · entrenched · historic · ancestral · deep-rooted · time-honored · ingrained · fixed · stable
debt
Money owed another
balance · dues · tab · arrears · squared · cleared · discharged · remitted · payment · outstanding
- calming downcalmed, relaxed, chilled, mellowed, soothed
- certaintycertain, sure, uncertain, unsure, definite
- relaxedcalm, serene, peaceful, mellow, easygoing
- agreement wordsyes, okay, agree, agreed, accord
- establishedestablished, recognized, accepted, acknowledged, confirmed
- finisheddone, completed, finished, complete, ended
settledunsettled
Not yet resolved
unresolved · undecided · pending · open · undetermined
- settle downBecome calm or established
- settled downBecame calm or stationary
- settling downBecoming stable and rooted
- settle forAccept reluctantly as sufficient
- settle inBecome comfortably established
- settling inBecoming established somewhere
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