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Main Entry: famous
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: legendary, notable to many

Synonyms:

acclaimed, applauded, august, brilliant, celebrated, conspicuous, distinguished, elevated, eminent, exalted, excellent, extraordinary, foremost, glorious, grand, great, honored, illustrious, important, imposing, in limelight, in spotlight, influential, leading, lionized, memorable, mighty, much-publicized, noble, noted, noteworthy, notorious, of note, outstanding, peerless, powerful, preeminent, prominent, recognized, remarkable, renowned, reputable, signal, splendid, talked about, well-known
Notes: famous means widely known, renowned, and esteemed while infamous means having an exceedingly bad reputation, notorious

Antonyms:

inconspicuous, obscure, unknown, unnotable, unremarkable
Main Entry: capital
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: superior

Synonyms:

best, champion, choice, crack, dandy, delightful, deluxe, excellent, famous, fine, first, first-class*, first-rate, five-star, fly, great, prime, splendid, superb, top, top-notch*, world-class
Notes: the word capitol is from the Roman Capitoline Hill and the similarity between capitol and capital is purely coincidental; capitol applies to the building and capital to the seat of a government

Antonyms:

inferior, low-class, minor, poor, unimportant
Main Entry: classic/classical
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: best, model

Synonyms:

archetypal, capital, champion, consummate, definitive, distinguished, esthetic, excellent, exemplary, famous, fine, finest, first-rate, flawless, ideal, master, masterly, paradigmatic, paramount, perfect, prime, quintessential, ranking, standard, superior, top, top-notch, vintage, well-known

Antonyms:

inferior, worst
Main Entry: conspicuous
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: important, prominent

Synonyms:

arresting, arrestive, blatant, celebrated, commanding, distinguished, eminent, famed, famous, flagrant, flashy, garish, glaring, glitzy, illustrious, influential, jazzy, loud, marked, notable, noted, notorious, outstanding, pointed, rank, remarkable, renowned, salient, screaming, showy, signal, splashy, stick out like sore thumb, striking, tony, well-known

Antonyms:

inconspicuous, obscure, unimportant, unknown, unremarkable
Main Entry: dandy
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: fine, excellent

Synonyms:

capital, cool*, exemplary, famous, first-class, first-rate, five-star, fly*, glorious, grand, great, groovy*, hunky-dory, keen, marvelous, model, neat, nifty, paragon, peachy*, prime, splendid, sup rior, swell, terrific

Antonyms:

bad, inferior, not good, second-rate, unacceptable
Main Entry: fabled
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: legendary

Synonyms:

fabulous, famed, famous, fanciful, fictional, mythical, mythological, storied, unreal

Antonyms:

unheard of, unknown
Main Entry: glorious
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: adored, idiolized; divine

Synonyms:

august, beautiful, bright, brilliant, celebrated, dazzling, delightful, distinguished, effulgent, elevated, eminent, enjoyable, esteemed, exalted, excellent, famed, famous, fine, gorgeous, grand, gratifying, great, heavenly, heroic, honored, illustrious, immortal, magnificent, majestic, marvelous, memorable, noble, notable, noted, pleasurable, preeminent, radiant, remarkable, renowned, resplendent, shining, splendid, sublime, superb, time-honored, triumphant, venerable, well-known, wonderful

Antonyms:

atrocious, awful, bad, contemptible, disgraceful, shameful
Main Entry: great
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: important, celebrated

Synonyms:

august, capital, chief, commanding, dignified, distinguished, eminent, exalted, excellent, famed, famous, fine, glorious, grand, heroic, high-minded, highly regarded, honorable, idealistic, illustrious, impressive, leading, lofty, magnanimous, main, major, noble, notable, noted, noteworthy, outstanding, paramount, primary, principal, prominent, puissant, regal, remarkable, renowned, royal, stately, sublime, superior, superlative, talented

Antonyms:

infamous, insignificant, powerless, uncelebrated, undignified, unimportant, unknown, weak
Main Entry: historic
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: momentous, remarkable

Synonyms:

celebrated, consequential, extraordinary, famous, important, memorable, notable, outstanding, red-letter, significant, well-known

Antonyms:

unimportant, unremarkable
Main Entry: important
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: eminent, influential, outstanding

Synonyms:

VIP, aristocratic, big-time, distinctive, distinguished, effective, esteemed, extraordinary, famous, first-class*, foremost, four-star, front-page, grand, heavy*, high profile, high-level, high-ranking, high-up, honored, illustrious, imposing, incomparable, leading, majestic, major-league, noble, notable, noted, noteworthy, of note, page-one, potent, powerful, preeminent, prominent, remarkable, seminal, signal, solid, superior, talented, top-drawer, top-notch*, upper-class, well-known

Antonyms:

insignificant, powerless, unimportant, unknown, worthless
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