ROOTED Synonyms

• enclosed firmly in a surrounding mass

• inserted as an integral part of a surrounding whole

• brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established

• settled securely and unconditionally

• conforming with accepted standards

• shown to be valid beyond a reasonable doubt

• introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation

• the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments

• with resolute determination

• marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

• not soft or yielding to pressure

• strong and sure

• not subject to revision or change

• (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling

• not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall

• securely established

• possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue

• securely fixed in place

• unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause

• become taut or tauter

• make taut or tauter

• securely placed or fastened or set

• (of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

• fixed and unmoving

• incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. "frozen prices"

• property consisting of houses and land

• not able or intended to be moved

• (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held

• (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held

• free from fear or doubt; easy in mind

• free from danger or risk

• not likely to fail or give way

• immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with

• financially safe

• get by special effort

• cause to be firmly attached

• assure payment of

• make certain of

• fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug

• furnish with battens

• established or decided beyond dispute or doubt

• established in a desired position or place; not moving about

• inhabited by colonists

• not changeable

• of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous

• entirely of one substance with no holes inside

• matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure

• the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape

• a three-dimensional object, structurally rigid, usually resistant to changes of shape or volume

• characterized by good substantial quality

• of one substance or character throughout

• uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks

• providing abundant nourishment

• of good quality and condition; solidly built

• not soft or yielding to pressure

• having length, breadth and thickness

• impenetrable for the eye

• financially dependable

• of a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial

• meriting respect or esteem

• of the same color throughout

• acting together as a single undiversified whole

• resistant to change of position or condition

• a farm building for housing horses or other livestock

• firm and dependable; subject to little fluctuation

• not taking part readily in chemical change

• maintaining equilibrium

• showing little if any change

• shelter in a stable

• marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

• without flaws or loopholes

• going directly ahead from one point to another without veering or turning aside

• firm and dependable especially in loyalty

• stubbornly unyielding

• resistant to physical force or pressure

• To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.

• To cast anchor; to come to anchor.

• To stop; to fix or rest.

• To provide emotional stability for a person in distress.

• To perform as an anchorman or anchorwoman.

• To be stuck; to be unable to move away from a position.

• Having the extremities turned back, like the flukes of an anchor.

• come upon unexpectedly or after searching

• food and lodging provided in addition to money

• set up or found

• set up or lay the groundwork for

• use as a basis for; found on

• the solid part of the earth's surface

• a rational motive for a belief or action

• the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface

• a relation that provides the foundation for something

• a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)

• the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground

• material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)

• a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused

• a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)

• (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting

• the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface

• fix firmly and stably

• confine or restrict to the ground

• place or put on the ground

• instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject

• bring to the ground

• hit or reach the ground

• throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage

• (baseball) a hit that travels along the playing field.

• cover with a primer; apply a primer to

• connect to a ground

• use as a basis for; found on

• a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel

• lodge in barracks

• spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

• laugh at with contempt and derision

• a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)

• similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored

• systematic training by multiple repetitions

• (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms

• make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool

• train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons

• learn by repetition

• teach by repetition

• undergo military training or do military exercises