Bent
Bent adjective - Given to or marked by cheating and deception.
Established and bent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Established" instead an adjective "Bent".
Nearby Word: bend
Established
Established adjective - Brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established.
Bent and established are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bent" instead an adjective "Established".
Nearby Words: establishment, establishing
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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With each cartridge insertion, the cheaply-made pins and frame were bent more and more until no contact could be established.
- Brian Aldiss was an already-established SF writer who already had a more-than-usually literary bent, and he quickly allied himself with the movement, regularly publishing in New Worlds.
Source: New Wave Science Fiction - Quasimodo, despite his hunchback, squashed nose, and bent eye, is established as a kind and gentle spirit as he encourages a baby bird to fly.
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