Meaning & use
settled
Resolved, decided, or made stable, with no further doubt, dispute, or change expected.
See it in a sentence
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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