well-established

[wel-i-stab-lisht]

adjective

1. permanently founded; settled; firmly set.

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

well-established

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of well-established¹

First recorded in 1700–10

Example Sentences

One study concluded, “Modifying older people’s drinking is likely to be a challenge, as well-established patterns of behavior can be hard to change.”

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“Well-established copyright law safeguards the rights of creators and applies here.”

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They even lend to well-established public companies looking for speed of execution, privacy or flexibility that banks cannot provide.

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Europe already has a slew of domestic leagues and the well-established EuroLeague, which has crowned the continent’s basketball champions—and exported future NBA superstars such as Luka Doncic—for the past 25 years.

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While heading a space has always been challenging, increasingly dire economic conditions have put strains on gallerists like never before, and even among well-established dealers there’s a sense that the system as it’s currently structured isn’t working.

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Related Words

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