| 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
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| Notes: |
famous means widely known, renowned, and esteemed while infamous means having an exceedingly bad reputation, notorious |
Antonyms: |
inconspicuous, obscure, unknown, unnotable, unremarkable
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