adj · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈsɛtl̩d/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Comfortable and at ease, especially after a period of change or unrest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
It took me a while to feel settled after I moved to this big city.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
simple past and past participle of settle
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
established in a desired position or place; not moving about
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
nomads...absorbed among the settled people
settled areas
I don't feel entirely settled here
the advent of settled civilization
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unsettled
4
adjective
Meaning 4
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
with details of the wedding settled she could now sleep at night
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unsettled
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
not changeable
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a period of settled weather
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
inhabited by colonists
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.