Settled and Tottering

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Settled adjective - Firmly established over time.

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Tottering is an antonym for settled.

Nearby Words: settle, settlement, settling, settler, settlor

Tottering adjective - Marked by or given to small uncontrollable bodily movements.

Usage example: after the accident, she was only able to take a few tottering steps at a time

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Settled is an antonym for tottering.

Nearby Words: totter, tottered, tottery

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Tottering and Settled. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/settled/tottering

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