Meaning & use

settled

adjective·Everyday

Resolved, decided, or made stable, with no further doubt, dispute, or change expected.

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After months of negotiation, the dispute was finally settled out of court.

They felt settled once they had unpacked and gotten to know their new neighborhood.

A note on using this word

Applies to disputes and decisions as well as to a feeling of stability in one's life or home.

Words with a similar meaning

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Words with an opposite meaning

unsettleddisputed

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