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Synonyms for famous
ˈfeɪ məsfa·mous
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famousadjective
Synonyms:
celebrated, noted, famed, renowned, well-knownfamousadjective
Well known.
Synonyms:
well-known, celebrated, noted, famed, renownedfamousadjective
In the public eye.
Some people are only famous within their city.
Synonyms:
noted, famed, renowned, well-known, celebrated
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
famous
Synonyms:
renowned, glorious, celebrated, illustrious, far-famedAntonyms:
unknown, obscure, unsung, inglorious
Princeton's WordNet
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"
Synonyms:
historied, celebrated, noted, storied, renowned, notable, illustrious, noteworthy, far-famed, famedAntonyms:
unknown
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
famousadjective
Synonyms:
celebrated, renowned, distinguished, illustrious, eminent, remarkable, famed, far-famedfamousadjective
Synonyms:
noted, notorious, signal, conspicuous
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
famousadjective
Synonyms:
renowned, famed, noted, celebrated, eminent, illustrious, distinguished, far-famedAntonyms:
obscure, inglorious, unknown, notorious
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "famous":
celebrates, renowned, notorious, well-known, famed, celebrated, infamous, known, much-vaunted, celebrating, eminent, proverbial, prominent, prestigious, world-famous, illustrious, popular, acclaimed, reputable, fabled, vaunted, mashhour
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#675 | popular | |
#927 | known | |
#2677 | noted | |
#2717 | famous | |
#8513 | prominent | |
#10011 | notable | |
#10666 | renowned | |
#10670 | celebrating | |
#10818 | celebrated | |
#11766 | prestigious | |
#12056 | glorious | |
#13082 | notorious | |
#14399 | celebrates | |
#14418 | acclaimed | |
#16239 | eminent | |
#16937 | infamous | |
#17075 | reputable | |
#18643 | noteworthy | |
#22360 | famed | |
#33631 | illustrious | |
#38515 | proverbial | |
#48761 | fabled | |
#55530 | storied | |
#73575 | vaunted |
How to use famous in a sentence?
They told me that someone famous was killed in my home, and I said, 'What? It's not like it's Jimmy Hoffa or anything?' And they turned white as sheep.
Top Egyptian businessman Naguib Sawiris:
We all know the minute the decisions go down to our famous and most regarded bureaucrats you see one sign only: stop. They need to have a pusher, and the minister of investment is a pusher.
I , ras cardo- reggae creator, will say this reggae truth:- leghorn coghile from trench town wrote the lyrics for the song-them belly full. this was the same song which bob marley made famous. I was there with them in trench town when all this was done. I know the details surrounding the writings of these lyrics. I was there!
This Rock has become an object of veneration in the United States. I have seen bits of it carefully preserved in several towns in the Union. Does this sufficiently show that all human power and greatness is in the soul of man? Here is a stone which the feet of a few outcasts pressed for an instant; and the stone becomes famous; it is treasured by a great nation; its very dust is shared as a relic.
Cologne Mayor Henriette Reker:
We'll celebrate the traditional, unique and world-famous carnival much to everyone's delight like we have always done in Cologne, we have reacted to the events of New Year's Eve with specific measures.
Translations for famous
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- مشهورArabic
- прочут, знаменит, известенBulgarian
- cèlebre, famósCatalan, Valencian
- věhlasný, slavný, proslulýCzech
- bekannt, berühmtGerman
- διάσημοςGreek
- famosoSpanish
- kuuluisaFinnish
- fameux, célèbreFrench
- ferneamdeWestern Frisian
- cáiliúilIrish
- allail, cliùiteach, ainmeilScottish Gaelic
- מפורסםHebrew
- híresHungarian
- famoseInterlingua
- famozaIdo
- famoso, famosaItalian
- 有名, 名高い, 高名Japanese
- სახელოვანიGeorgian
- ಖ್ಯಾತKannada
- 유명한Korean
- nobilisLatin
- rongonuiMāori
- masyhurMalay
- beroemd, alom bekendDutch
- berømtNorwegian
- sławnyPolish
- famosoPortuguese
- faimos, celebruRomanian
- известный, знаменитыйRussian
- famëmadh, famshëmAlbanian
- känd, berömdSwedish
- பிரபலமானதுTamil
- kilalaTagalog
- ünlü, meşhurTurkish
- مشہورUrdu
- nổi tiếng, nổi danhVietnamese
- באַרימטYiddish
- 著名Chinese
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