well-known
[adjective]
Synonyms: famous, celebrated, familiar, noted, popular, renowned

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Antonyms: unknown
Contrasted words: inconspicuous, obscure, unheard-of, unimportant, unnoted, unpopular
Related Idioms: on everyone's tongue
Related Words: conspicuous, important, outstanding

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

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ˌwell-ˈknown adjective (comparative better-known, superlative best-known)
known by a lot of people ⇒ notorious
it is well-known (that)
It’s a well-known fact that smoking can cause lung cancer.
This is probably their best-known song.
a well-known TV presenter
well-known for
He was well-known for his extreme political views.

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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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