vested

The word “vested” has 2 syllables: vest-ed

It's pronounced as /ˈvɛs.tɪd/

What is synonym and antonym for vested?

In the thesaurus, “vested” has 118 synonyms and 77 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for vested along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for vested

accorded
accredited
advanced
affirmed
allocated
allowed
appareled
apparelled
appointed
appropriated
approved
arrayed
assigned
attired
authorized
awarded
bequeathed
bestowed
caparisoned
certified
chartered
clad
cleared
clothed
commended
commissioned
committed
complete
conferred
confided
confirmed
consigned
contributed
covered
credentialed
credentialled
decent
delegated
delivered
designated
dispensed
dispersed
distributed
divided
donated
dressed
dubbed
empowered
enabled
endorsed
enfranchised
entitled
entrusted
extended
fixed
furnished
garbed
gave
gave over
granted
handed
handed down
handed in
handed on
handed over
inalienable
inaugurated
indorsed
inducted
initiated
installed
instated
intrusted
invested
left
lent
let
licenced
licensed
loaned
named
offered
okayed
passed
permitted
presented
privileged
proffered
provided
qualified
recommended
recommitted
redelivered
released
relinquished
reposed
retransferred
retransmitted
robed
sanctioned
set
settled
showed
submitted
suited
supplied
surrendered
swore in
transferred
transmitted
trusted
turned in
turned over
validated
veiled
warranted
willed
yielded

Antonyms for vested

aborted
abrogated
accepted
annulled
au naturel
banned
bare
barred
blocked
bottomless
called
called off
constrained
denied
denuded
detained
disallowed
disbarred
discouraged
disenfranchised
disfranchised
disqualified
disrobed
dropped
enjoined
excluded
forbad
forbade
held
held back
hindered
impeded
inhibited
interdicted
invalidated
kept
mother-naked
naked
nude
nullified
obstructed
occupied
outlawed
owned
peeled
possessed
prevented
prohibited
proscribed
raw
recalled
recanted
received
repealed
rescinded
reserved
retained
retracted
revoked
seminude
shut out
starkers
stopped
stripped
took
took back
took in
took over
topless
unclad
unclothed
undressed
vetoed
voided
withdrew
withheld
wrote off

Meanings of vested

verb
1. To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely.
2. To clothe with authority, power, etc.; to put in possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; followed by with and the thing conferred.
3. To place or give into the possession or discretion of some person or authority; to commit to another; with in before the possessor.
4. To invest; to put.
5. To clothe with possession; also, to give a person an immediate fixed right of present or future enjoyment of.
6. (of an inheritance or a trust fund) To devolve upon the person currently entitled when a prior interest has ended.
7. (financial) To become vested, to become permanent.
adjective
1. Settled, fixed or absolute, with no contingencies.
2. Dressed or clothed, especially in vestments.

Example Sentences

He has a vested interest in the success of the company.
The power was vested in the hands of the council.
She is fully vested in her retirement plan.
His rights were vested after ten years of service.
The judge's authority is vested by the constitution.

On this page you'll find 195 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to vested, such as: aborted, abrogated, accepted, accorded, accredited, advanced, affirmed.

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