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conceived

[kuhn-seevd] / kənˈsivd /
ADJECTIVE
established
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chartered completed founded incorporated initiated organized ratified set up settled
STRONG
begun codified endowed equipped finished inaugurated instituted originated produced realized systematized
Antonyms
STRONG
incomplete unfinished
WEAK
false insolvent invalidated temporary unsound untrue

Example Sentences

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The result is as close to heaven as urban living can get, at least as conceived by moviegoers, then and now.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

We have a one-year-old child conceived through IVF after years of trying and loss.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The film might be too much to bear if it wasn’t so brilliantly conceived and executed.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The 44-year-old comedian, who has previously spoken about her fertility issues, conceived her sons - born in 2022 and 2023 - through IVF.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

We know that a nation so conceived and so dedicated could and did endure, indeed flourish, to become the longest-lived republic in world history.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis