Established
Established adjective - Brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established.
Kept and established are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Kept" instead the word "Established" as an adjective or a verb.
Nearby Words: establishment, establishing
Kept
Kept adjective - (especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded.
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Synonyms for Kept
Established and kept are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Established" instead the word "Kept" as an adjective or a verb.
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Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker openly established that while his father's death drove him to become Batman, it was his past failures that kept him going.
- Driving the parallel home, it's established that Sam Wilson is considered the "token human" of the otherwise mutant NYPD, and Luke Cage mockingly claims that Wilson is only kept around for diversity.
Source: Fantastic Racism / Comic Books -
The Maiden Name Debate: She kept "Cole" after the divorce largely because her solo career as already established under the name.
Source: Music / Cheryl Cole
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