Antonyms for famous
ˈfeɪ məsfa·mous

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:4.0 / 5 votes

1. famousadjective

   Synonyms:
   celebrated, noted, famed, renowned, well-known

2. famousadjective

   Well known.

   Synonyms:
   well-known, celebrated, noted, famed, renowned

3. famousadjective

   In the public eye.

   Some people are only famous within their city.

   Synonyms:
   noted, famed, renowned, well-known, celebrated

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 5 votes

1. famous

   Antonyms:
   unknown, obscure, unsung, inglorious

   Synonyms:
   renowned, glorious, celebrated, illustrious, far-famed

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.4 / 7 votes

1. celebrated, famed, far-famed, famous, illustrious, notable, noted, renownedadjective

   widely known and esteemed

   "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter"

   Antonyms:
   unknown

   Synonyms:
   historied, celebrated, noted, storied, renowned, notable, illustrious, noteworthy, far-famed, famed

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. famousadjective

   Antonyms:
   obscure, inglorious, unknown, notorious

   Synonyms:
   renowned, famed, noted, celebrated, eminent, illustrious, distinguished, far-famed

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. infamous

   because infamous means the opposite of famous and vyse versa

   leonardo was famous in the titanic but al capone was the most infamous gangster.

   Submitted by Carrismablyden1 on December 1, 2020  

2. essoteric

   Submitted by anonymous on February 23, 2021  

How to use famous in a sentence?

1. Fred Shapiro:

   I'm looking for quotes that become famous, important and historic( throughout the year) or quotes that say a lot about the nature of our culture and society at the time.

2. Daniel Sambu:

   David Rudisha didn't become famous because David Rudisha killed a lion. David Rudisha became popular because of David Rudisha running skills.

3. Fabrice:

   It's always the same authors who are quoted; it's not surprising that they are famous!...

4. Charles Dickens:

   Cheerfulness and contentment are great beautifiers and are famous preservers of youthful looks.

5. Trend Micro:

   We've seen cases where owners of Instagram profiles with followers between 15,000 and 70,000 were hacked and were never retrieved. The victims ranged from famous actors and singers to owners of startup businesses like photoshoot equipment rentals.

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