famous
[adjective]
Synonyms: well-known, acclaimed, celebrated, distinguished, eminent, illustrious, legendary, noted, prominent, renowned

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Antonyms: obscure, infamous, wretched
Contrasted words: humble, inconspicuous, undistinguished, unimportant, unknown
Related Idioms: held in esteem
Related Words: estimable, honorable, reputable, respectable, well-thought-of

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English Thesaurus: famous, well-known, celebrated, renowned/noted, legendary, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

fa‧mous S2 W2 /ˈfeɪməs/ adjective
[Word Family: adjective: famed, famous, infamous; adverb: famously, infamously; noun: fame]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: fameus, from Latin fama; ⇒ fame]

1.
a) known about by many people in many places:
a famous actor
Many famous people have stayed in the hotel.
The Eiffel Tower is a famous landmark (=a famous place or building that is easy to recognize).
famous for
France is famous for its wine.
famous as
Virginia is famous as the birthplace of several US presidents.
Da Vinci’s world-famous portrait of the Mona Lisa
b) the famous [plural] people who are famous:
a nightclub used by the rich and famous

2. famous last words spoken used when someone has said too confidently that they can do something or that something will happen

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

famous
adj.
VERBS be | become | make sb/sth The school was made famous by its association with Charles Dickens.
ADV. really, very | quite | internationally, locally internationally famous rock stars
justly, rightly The city is justly famous for its nightclubs.
PREP. as He was famous as both a teacher and a scientist.
for The town became famous for its lace.
PHRASES rich and famous One day I'll be rich and famous, you'll see!
world famous He became a world famous conductor.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

famous known about by a lot of people in many places, often all over the world:
She always wanted to be famous.
The Mona Lisa is Da Vinci’s most famous painting.
well-known known about by a lot of people, especially in a particular place:
Shilpa Shetty was well-known in India, but few people in the UK had heard of her.
a well-known brand of cat food
celebrated written very well-known and admired:
Dalí is one of Spain’s most celebrated artists.
Martin Luther King’s celebrated speech
renowned/noted famous, especially for a particular thing or activity. Noted is more formal than renowned:
The British are renowned for their love of animals.
The area is noted for its wines.
An internationally renowned chef owns the restaurant.
legendary very famous and greatly admired – used especially about people who have been doing something for a long time or who have died:
the legendary blues guitarist, BB King
Her stage performances were legendary.
celebrity noun [countable] someone who often appears in newspapers, on television etc and is well-known to the public:
The magazine is full of gossip about celebrities.
Reality TV can turn its participants into celebrities.
notorious /nəʊˈtɔːriəs, nə- $ noʊ-, nə-/ famous because of doing something bad:
a notorious criminal
a notorious legal case
infamous famous because of doing something very bad, which seems immoral or evil:
the infamous attack on the World Trade Center
the infamous Jack the Ripper

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