Synonyms for illustrious
ɪˈlʌs tri əsil·lus·tri·ous

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1. illustrious

   Synonyms:
   renowned, glorious, brilliant, deathless, eminent, distinguished, celebrated, conspicuous, noble, famous

   Antonyms:
   ignominious, disgraceful, disreputable, inglorious, infamous

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

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"

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

   Antonyms:
   inglorious, unknown

2. illustriousadjective

   having or conferring glory

   "an illustrious achievement"

   Synonyms:
   celebrated, noted, far-famed, famed, famous, notable, renowned

   Antonyms:
   inglorious, unknown

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1. illustriousadjective

   Synonyms:
   glorious, splendid, brilliant, bright, radiant

2. illustriousadjective

   Synonyms:
   famous, famed, noted, distinguished, renowned, celebrated, conspicuous, eminent, signal, remarkable

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1. List of paraphrases for "illustrious":

   distinguished, famous, eminent, outstanding

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How to use illustrious in a sentence?

1. Edward Young:

   Illustrious examples engross, prejudice, and intimidate. They engross our attention, and so prevent a due inspection of ourselves; they prejudice our judgment in favor of their abilities, and so lessen the sense of our own; and they intimidate us with the

2. Confucius:

   What the great learning teaches, is to illustrate illustrious virtue; to renovate the people; and to rest in the highest excellence.

3. Thomas Overbury:

   The man who has nothing to boast of but his illustrious ancestry is like the potato - the best part under ground.

4. Sir Thos Overbury:

   The man who has not anything to boast of but his illustrious ancestors is like a potato?the only good belonging to him is underground.

5. Joseph Addison:

   It is folly for an eminent person to think of escaping censure, and a weakness to be affected by it. All the illustrious persons of antiquity, and indeed of every age, have passed through this fiery persecution. There is no defense against reproach but obscurity; it is a kind of concomitant to greatness, as satires and invectives were an essential part of a Roman triumph.