well-established

American  

[wel-i-stab-lisht] / ˈwɛl ɪˈstæb lɪʃt /

adjective

1. permanently founded; settled; firmly set.

   a well-established business; a well-established habit.

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well-established British  

adjective

1. having permanence or security in a certain place, condition, job, etc

   a well-established brand

2. well-known or validated

   a well-established fact

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Etymology

Origin of well-established

First recorded in 1700–10

Example Sentences

He responded that “the academic standards for authorship are well-established and well-known. My involvement here does not even come close to meeting those standards.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Chinese companies are spending more to access computing power outside of their own country, in places where the application of the U.S. export-control rules is less well-established.

From The Wall Street Journal

Regardless of your reason for using a VPN in Canada, whether it’s for streaming or for heightened privacy, a well-established, paid VPN provider will always better serve its users .

From Salon

The new decision found that Perry's reputation was so well-established in Australia that anyone seeing Taylor's clothing brand would not confuse the two names.

From BBC

He says that maybe new starters could do what Lidl and Aldi did for the supermarkets sector, which was previously dominated by a handful of well-established brands.

From BBC

Related Words

• earnest
• heartfelt
• natural
• positive
• real
• sincere
• true