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notoriety - 13 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | notoriety |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | reputation |
| Synonyms: | éclat*, ballyhoo*, celebrity, center stage, dishonor, disrepute, fame, flak*, infamy, name*, obloquy, opprobrium, renown, scandal, splash*, spotlight*, wise*, ink, rep |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | disrepute |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dishonor, shame |
| Synonyms: | blemish, blot, brand, cloud, discredit, disfavor, disgrace, ignominy, infamy, notoriety, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, reproach, scandal, scar, slur, smear, spot, stain, stigma, taint, disesteem, ill fame, ill favor, ill repute, ingloriousness, unpopularity |
| Antonyms: | esteem, honor, good reputation |
| Main Entry: | fame |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | celebrity |
| Synonyms: | éclat, acclaim, acclamation, account, acknowledgment, character, credit, dignity, distinction, elevation, eminence, esteem, estimation, exaltation, favor, glory, greatness, heyday, honor, immortality, kudos, laurels, luster, majesty, name, nobility, note, notoriety, place, popularity, position, prominence, rank, recognition, regard, renown, report, reputation, splendor, standing, stardom, station, superiority, illustriousness, preeminence, public esteem, rep, repute |
| Main Entry: | infamy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | shameful, bad reputation |
| Synonyms: | abomination, atrocity, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, enormity, evil, ignominy, impropriety, notoriety, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, scandal, shame, stigma, villainy, wickedness, disapprobation, disesteem, immorality, notoriousness, outrageousness |
| Antonyms: | dignity, goodness, innocence, morality, righteousness, virtue |
| Main Entry: | influence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | power, authority |
| Synonyms: | access, agency, ascendancy, character, clout, command, consequence, control, credit, direction, domination, dominion, drag, effect, esteem, fame, fix, force, grease*, guidance, hold, impact, importance, imprint, juice*, leadership, leverage, magnetism, mark, moment, money, monopoly, network, notoriety, predominance, prerogative, pressure, prestige, prominence, pull, repercussion, reputation, rule, significance, spell, supremacy, sway, weight*, connections, in, ropes |
| Antonyms: | impotence, incapacity, inferiority, weakness, powerlessness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | publicity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | promotion of something, someone |
| Synonyms: | advertising, announcement, attention, ballyhoo*, blurb*, boost*, broadcasting, clout*, commercial, currency, distribution, fame, handout, hoopla*, hype*, limelight*, noise*, notoriety, pitch, plug*, press, propaganda, public relations, puff*, puffery*, pushing, release, report, scratch*, spotlight*, spread, write-up, PR, announcing, big noise, billing, build-up, ink, press-agentry, promo, promulgation, public notice, réclame |
| Antonyms: | secret |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | renown |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fame |
| Synonyms: | éclat, acclaim, celebrity, distinction, eminence, glory, honor, kudos, luster, mark, note, notoriety, prestige, prominence, reputation, stardom, illustriousness, preeminence, prominency, rep, repute |
| Antonyms: | obscurity, unimportance, anonymity |
| Main Entry: | reputation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | commonly held opinion of person's character |
| Synonyms: | éclat, account, approval, authority, character, credit, distinction, eminence, esteem, estimation, fame, favor, honor, influence, mark*, name*, notoriety, opinion, position, prestige, privilege, prominence, rank, regard, reliability, renown, report, respectability, standing, stature, weight, acceptability, dependability, rep, repute, trustworthiness |
| Notes: | character is what one is; reputation is what one is thought to be by others |
| Antonyms: | notoriety, disreputableness, ill repute |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rumor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | talk about supposed truth |
| Synonyms: | breeze*, canard, comment, cry, dispatch, fabrication, falsehood, fame, fiction, gossip, grapevine*, hearsay, hoax, innuendo, intelligence, invention, lie, news, notoriety, report, rumble, scandal, scuttlebutt*, story, suggestion, supposition, tale, tattle, tidings, whisper, wire*, word, back-fence talk, bruit, earful, repute |
| Antonyms: | truth |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | spotlight |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | attention; bright beam of light |
| Synonyms: | center stage, fame, interest, light, limelight, notoriety, public eye, publicity, flashlight, floodlight, public attention |
| Antonyms: | obscurity |
| Main Entry: | stardom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fame |
| Synonyms: | éclat, acclaim, celebrity, distinction, eminence, esteem, glory, greatness, honor, immortality, nobility, notoriety, popularity, prestige, prominence, recognition, renown, standing, illustriousness, preeminence, public esteem |
| Main Entry: | center stage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | focus of interest |
| Synonyms: | attention, celebrity, fame, limelight, notoriety, public eye, spotlight |
| Main Entry: | high profile |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | public prominence |
| Synonyms: | eminence, exposure, high relief, notoriety, conspicuousness, public exposure |
| Antonyms: | low profile, anonymity |
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