Synonyms for well-known
well-known

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1. well-knownadjective

   widely or fully known

   "a well-known politician"; "well-known facts"; "a politician who is well known"; "these facts are well known"

   Synonyms:
   long-familiar, well-known(a)

   Antonyms:
   unknown, unfamiliar

2. long-familiar, well-known(a)adjective

   frequently experienced; known closely or intimately

   "a long-familiar face"; "a well-known voice reached her ears"

   Antonyms:
   unknown, unfamiliar

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1. List of paraphrases for "well-known":

   known, famous, renowned, notorious, familiar, wellknown, eminent, prominent, famed, well-publicized

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1. Mike Bowers:

   I didn't realize that Cookie Monster was so well known and part of the world cultural heritage! it is somewhat uncommon to find a face shape in agates.

2. Justin Trudeau:

   The issues of North Korea's governance and judicial system are well known. We are very concerned about someone being sentenced to life in North Korea.

3. Moon Hong-sik:

   The missile testing is not just done in Tongchang-ri so it does not necessarily mean all ICBMs (intercontinental ballistic missiles) will be disabled. But the most well-known one is this, so there is a great symbolic meaning if this is shut down.

4. Clark Jr.:

   It ties together two of Kentucky's most well-known industries: horse racing and bourbon.

5. Bruce Wells:

   My hunch on the Ditka quote is that it comes from a quirk of the King James translation, ancient Hebrew had a particular way of saying things like, 'and the next thing that happened was...' The King James translators of the Old Testament consistently rendered this as 'and it came to pass.' '' When phantom Bible passages turn dangerous People may get verses wrong, but they also mangle plenty of well-known biblical stories as well. Two examples: The scripture never says a whale swallowed Jonah, the Old Testament prophet, nor did any New Testament passages say that three wise men visited baby Jesus, scholars say. Those details may seem minor, but scholars say one popular phantom Bible story stands above the rest: The Genesis story about the fall of humanity. Most people know the popular version - Satan in the guise of a serpent tempts Eve to pick the forbidden apple from the Tree of Life. It's been downhill ever since. But the story in the book of Genesis never places Satan in the Garden of Eden.