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Synonyms and Antonyms of establish

1 to gain full recognition or acceptance of
  • a first novel that established him as one of the most promising writers of his generation
Synonyms of establish

demonstrate, prove, show, substantiate
Words Related to establish

attest, authenticate, bear out, document, evidence, support, sustain, uphold

confirm, corroborate, justify, validate, verify
Near Antonyms of establish

confute, discredit, invalidate, rebut, refute
Antonyms of establish

disprove
2 to show the existence or truth of by evidence
  • the developers haven't established that there's a need for another shopping center in town
Synonyms of establish

demonstrate, document, prove, substantiate, validate
Words Related to establish

back (up), buttress, circumstantiate, corroborate

evidence, evince, record, support, uphold, witness

adduce, attest, authenticate, certify, identify

confirm, sustain, verify, vouch

clinch, nail, settle

confess, depose, testify
Near Antonyms of establish

challenge, dispute, object

allege, assume, conjecture, guess, presume, surmise, suspect
Antonyms of establish

disprove, rebut, refute
3 to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of
  • established the first school for the education of Native Americans
Synonyms of establish

begin, constitute, found, inaugurate, initiate, innovate, institute, introduce, launch, pioneer, plant, set up, start
Words Related to establish

author, father, originate

conceive, concoct, contrive, cook (up), create, devise, fabricate, invent, make up, manufacture, produce, think (up)

construct, put up

develop, enlarge, expand

endow, finance, fund, subsidize

arrange, organize, systematize, systemize

refound, reinitiate, reinstitute, relaunch
Near Antonyms of establish

abolish, annihilate, annul, nullify

end, finish, halt, stop, terminate

round (off or out), wind up, wrap up
Antonyms of establish

close (down), phase out, shut (up)

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