well-known

[wel-nohn]

adjective

1. clearly or fully known.

   The well-known reasons are obvious.

2. generally or widely known.

   a well-known painting.

   Synonyms: celebrated, noted, famous, prominent

well-known

adjective

1. widely known; famous; celebrated

2. known fully or clearly

Word History and Origins

Origin of well-known¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75

Example Sentences

James denied wrongdoing and said via a spokesperson Thursday that First Brands’ financial problems were the result of “a perfect storm of tariffs, volatile interest rates and well-known industry headwinds.”

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His specialty was portraits, many of them of well-known figures from the overlapping artistic-intellectual circles of which he was a part: William Burroughs, Fran Lebowitz and Susan Sontag, to name a few.

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Burn has spoken of the need to "be a bit more ugly", referencing how his side were "well-known a few years ago for something-housery".

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Slower luxury sales and competition from electric-vehicle upstarts in China are well-known issues and affect all German carmakers, the analysts say.

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Two well-known Democrats announced bids for the two separate, new Sacramento-area seats on Tuesday night.

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