settled

[ set-ld ]

adjective

1. fixed or established; unlikely to change:

   Like most of us, he has settled habits and opinions.

2. agreed upon; decided:

   the rules of settled grammatical usage.

3. having inhabitants or settlers:

   settled regions of the country.

4. having a permanent residence; not wandering:

   In time the Israelites became a settled people.

Word History and Origins

Origin of settled¹

First recorded in 1550–60; settle ¹( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Synonym Study

See staid.

Example Sentences

And for five months out of the year, his family is happily settled in Halifax, Canada, where the show films.

From Los Angeles Times

Johnson died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after a caesarean section eight years ago, spurring a public uproar and lawsuits by her husband against Cedars-Sinai and several physicians, which were ultimately settled.

From Los Angeles Times

“As I settled into recalling it as I was writing, it came quite naturally,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times

Although the case was quickly settled out of court, it led to a flurry of similar accusations and an investigation by the US Government.

From BBC

Instead, the election revealed that America’s political realignment is just about settled and that the neoliberal project, as we know it, has run its course.

From Salon

Related Words

• ended
• established
• resolved