What is another word for famous?
631 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ fˈe͡ɪməs], [ fˈeɪməs], [ f_ˈeɪ_m_ə_s]
When it comes to describing someone or something that is well-known and respected, there are plenty of ways to do so without relying on the overused term "famous." Popular options include "renowned," "celebrated," "notable," "eminent," "prominent," and "distinguished." Each of these synonyms conveys a sense of high status, talent, or achievement, which is why they are often used to describe academics, artists, politicians, or other notable figures. Other synonyms that evoke a similar sense of recognition or admiration include "legendary," "prestigious," "illustrious," and "iconic." With such a varied and colorful vocabulary to draw from, writers and speakers have no shortage of options when it comes to highlighting the achievements of truly exceptional people or things.
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Similar words for famous:
- discovered (adjective)
- historic (adjective)
- important (adjective)
- influential (adjective)
- proverbial (adjective)
- superior (adjective)
- top-level (adjective)
- unforgettable (adjective)
- capital (adjective)
- classic/classical (adjective)
- conspicuous (adjective)
- dandy (adjective)
- fabled (adjective)
- glorious (adjective)
- great (adjective)
- immortalized (adjective)
- leading (adjective)
- memorable (adjective)
- outstanding (adjective)
- popular (adjective)
- remarkable (adjective)
- salient (adjective)
- signal (adjective)
- stunning (adjective)
- ceremonial
- eminent
- famous
- found
- illustrious
- noun
- renowned
- other relevant words (adjective)
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Famous:
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adj.
• discovered • historic • important- bigtime ,
- four-star ,
- front page ,
- front-page ,
- high up ,
- high-level ,
- high-up ,
- page-one ,
- top drawer ,
- upper-class ,
- big-time ,
- distinctive ,
- effective ,
- high-ranking ,
- major-league ,
- potent ,
- seminal ,
- solid ,
- top-drawer ,
- vip .
- high-profile ,
- highprofile ,
- more high profile ,
- more high-profile ,
- more highprofile ,
- most high profile ,
- most high-profile ,
- most highprofile ,
- top level ,
- toplevel .
- archetypal ,
- consummate ,
- definitive ,
- esthetic ,
- finest ,
- flawless ,
- ideal ,
- master ,
- masterly ,
- paradigmatic ,
- paramount ,
- perfect ,
- quintessential ,
- ranking ,
- standard ,
- vintage .
- Famed ,
- Tony ,
- arresting ,
- blatant ,
- commanding ,
- flagrant ,
- flashy ,
- garish ,
- glaring ,
- jazzy ,
- loud ,
- notable ,
- pointed ,
- screaming ,
- showy ,
- splashy .
- first-class ,
- model ,
- nifty ,
- paragon ,
- terrific .
- dazzling ,
- effulgent ,
- enjoyable ,
- esteemed ,
- gratifying ,
- heavenly ,
- pleasurable ,
- radiant ,
- shining ,
- time-honored ,
- triumphant .
- head most ,
- head-most ,
- in augural ,
- in-augural ,
- more headmost ,
- more inaugural ,
- most headmost ,
- most inaugural .
- A 1 ,
- bigleague ,
- doozie ,
- memorable ,
- mind blowing ,
- mindblowing ,
- more bodacious ,
- more doozie ,
- more rememberable ,
- more rubric ,
- more something ,
- more surpassing ,
- most bodacious ,
- most doozie ,
- most rememberable ,
- most rubric ,
- most something ,
- most surpassing ,
- sur passing ,
- sur-passing .
- farout ,
- hundred proof ,
- hundred-proof ,
- hundredproof ,
- more hundred proof ,
- more hundred-proof ,
- more hundredproof ,
- more mostest ,
- more out of sight ,
- more out of this world ,
- more out-of-sight ,
- more out-of-this-world ,
- more primo ,
- more steller ,
- most hundred proof ,
- most hundred-proof ,
- most hundredproof ,
- most mostest ,
- most out of sight ,
- most out of this world ,
- most out-of-sight ,
- most out-of-this-world ,
- most primo ,
- most steller ,
- out standing ,
- out-of-sight ,
- pre dominant ,
- pre-dominant ,
- topser ,
- topsest .
- Promoted ,
- be loved ,
- be-loved ,
- crowd pleasing ,
- crowdpleasing ,
- in mainstream ,
- more crowd pleasing ,
- more crowd-pleasing ,
- more crowdpleasing ,
- more faddish ,
- more preferred ,
- more promoted ,
- more run after ,
- more run-after ,
- more runafter ,
- more selling ,
- more sought after ,
- more sought-after ,
- more soughtafter ,
- more well liked ,
- more well received ,
- more well-liked ,
- more well-received ,
- more wellliked ,
- more wellreceived ,
- most beloved ,
- most crowd pleasing ,
- most crowd-pleasing ,
- most crowdpleasing ,
- most faddish ,
- most promoted ,
- most run after ,
- most run-after ,
- most runafter ,
- most selling ,
- most sought after ,
- most sought-after ,
- most soughtafter ,
- most well liked ,
- most well received ,
- most well-liked ,
- most well-received ,
- most wellliked ,
- most wellreceived ,
- nower ,
- nowest ,
- pre vailing ,
- ragest ,
- run after ,
- run-after ,
- runafter ,
- soughtafter ,
- thinger ,
- thingest ,
- well liked ,
- well received ,
- wellliked ,
- wellreceived .
- gilt edged ,
- more gilt edged ,
- more gilt-edged ,
- more giltedged ,
- more smashing ,
- more uncustomary ,
- most gilt edged ,
- most gilt-edged ,
- most giltedged ,
- most smashing ,
- most uncustomary ,
- sur prising ,
- sur-prising ,
- un common ,
- un commoner ,
- un commonest ,
- un customary ,
- un ordinary ,
- un wonted ,
- un-common ,
- un-commoner ,
- un-customary ,
- un-wonted .
Other synonyms:
- Immortalized ,
- conspicuous ,
- established ,
- famously ,
- foremost ,
- glorious ,
- high profile ,
- iconic ,
- prestigious ,
- reputable ,
- star-studded ,
- world-famous .
- leading ,
- redoubtable .
- better .
- best .
Other relevant words:
- Fame ,
- Illustriousness ,
- acclaim ,
- acclamation ,
- account ,
- acknowledgment ,
- attribute ,
- celebrity ,
- character ,
- characteristic ,
- credit ,
- dignity ,
- distinction ,
- elevation ,
- eminence ,
- esteem ,
- estimation ,
- exaltation ,
- favor ,
- favour ,
- feature ,
- glory ,
- greatness ,
- honor ,
- honour ,
- infamy ,
- laurels ,
- legend ,
- luster ,
- lustre ,
- majesty ,
- name ,
- nobility ,
- note ,
- notoriety ,
- personality ,
- popularity ,
- position ,
- preeminence ,
- prominence ,
- property ,
- public esteem ,
- quality ,
- rank ,
- recognition ,
- regard ,
- reputation ,
- repute ,
- splendor ,
- splendour ,
- stardom ,
- superiority ,
- trait .
- A-list ,
- A1 ,
- Applauded ,
- Bon ,
- FOUR STAR ,
- Favoured ,
- Lauded ,
- Lionized ,
- PHAT ,
- Praised ,
- Splendorous ,
- accepted ,
- accomplished ,
- admirable ,
- advantageous ,
- all the rage ,
- approved ,
- aristocratic ,
- august ,
- auspicious ,
- banner ,
- beautiful ,
- beneficial ,
- benevolent ,
- best-selling ,
- big ,
- blue chip ,
- blue-blooded ,
- boffo ,
- bonny ,
- bonzer ,
- boss ,
- brag ,
- brave ,
- braw ,
- bright ,
- brilliant ,
- bueno ,
- bully ,
- capital ,
- choice ,
- classic ,
- classical ,
- clever ,
- cogent ,
- commendable ,
- corking ,
- cracking ,
- creditable ,
- dandy ,
- dignified ,
- down ,
- dynamite ,
- earthshaking ,
- elegant ,
- eminent ,
- estimable ,
- excellent ,
- exceptional ,
- exemplary ,
- expedient ,
- extraordinary ,
- fair ,
- fantabulous ,
- far-famed ,
- fashionable ,
- favorable ,
- favourable ,
- favourite ,
- fine ,
- first ,
- first class ,
- first-rate ,
- first-string ,
- five-star ,
- frontline ,
- gallows ,
- gangbusters ,
- glorified ,
- godlike ,
- gone ,
- good ,
- goodly ,
- gorgeous ,
- grand ,
- grassroots ,
- groovy ,
- healthy ,
- helpful ,
- heroic ,
- high ,
- historic ,
- historied ,
- honorable ,
- honored ,
- honourable ,
- honoured ,
- hot ,
- hype ,
- identified ,
- immense ,
- imperial ,
- imposing ,
- impressive ,
- in ,
- in demand ,
- in fashion ,
- in favour ,
- in limelight ,
- in spotlight ,
- in the ascendant ,
- in vogue ,
- incomparable ,
- incredible ,
- influential ,
- informed ,
- inimitable ,
- jim-dandy ,
- keen ,
- kind ,
- known ,
- laudable ,
- liked ,
- lofty ,
- macroscopic ,
- magisterial ,
- magnanimous ,
- magnificent ,
- majestic ,
- major ,
- marked ,
- marvellous ,
- marvelous ,
- matchless ,
- meritorious ,
- mighty ,
- much-publicized ,
- neat ,
- nice ,
- noble ,
- of mark ,
- of note ,
- outstanding ,
- overlarge ,
- peerless ,
- pleasant ,
- powerful ,
- praiseworthy ,
- pre-eminent ,
- prime ,
- principal ,
- prize ,
- profitable ,
- public ,
- radical ,
- rare ,
- rate ,
- recognized ,
- regal ,
- remembered ,
- respectable ,
- respected ,
- resplendent ,
- revered ,
- royal ,
- salient ,
- sensational ,
- signal ,
- significant ,
- skilful ,
- skillful ,
- smashing ,
- soaring ,
- sought-after ,
- sound ,
- special ,
- splendid ,
- star ,
- stately ,
- stellar ,
- storied ,
- striking ,
- stunning ,
- stupendous ,
- stylish ,
- sublime ,
- successful ,
- super ,
- superb ,
- superior ,
- swell ,
- swingeing ,
- talked-about ,
- the front ,
- thoroughbred ,
- timeless ,
- top ,
- top of the line ,
- top-level ,
- top-notch ,
- top-shelf ,
- topflight ,
- topping ,
- towering ,
- trendy ,
- understandable ,
- unequalled ,
- unfading ,
- unforgettable ,
- unmatched ,
- unparalleled ,
- unrivalled ,
- uppercase ,
- useful ,
- valid ,
- venerable ,
- very good ,
- virtuous ,
- weighty ,
- well-received ,
- well-thought-of ,
- wizard ,
- wonderful .
- Arrestive ,
- Headmost ,
- Rememberable ,
- bodacious ,
- caught on ,
- crowd-pleasing ,
- fabled ,
- faddish ,
- firstclass ,
- gilt-edged ,
- giltedged ,
- glitzy ,
- highly regarded ,
- hunky dory ,
- hunky-dory ,
- in favor ,
- in the mainstream ,
- larger than life ,
- mostest ,
- out-of-this-world ,
- out-standing ,
- popular ,
- primo ,
- rager ,
- remarkable ,
- sought after ,
- steller ,
- stick out like sore thumb ,
- sup rior ,
- the rage ,
- un-ordinary ,
- uncustomary ,
- well-liked ,
- world class ,
- world-class ,
- zero cool .
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How to use "Famous" in context?
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There are numerous famous people in the world. Some of whom you've probably heard of, others you haven't. Famous people can be anything from famous actors and musicians to athletes and scientists.
Paraphrases for Famous:
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Equivalence
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Adjective
celebrated, illustrious, prestigious, proverbial, renowned.
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Proper noun, singular
celebrated, renowned.
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Verb, past participle
renowned.
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Adjective
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Reverse Entailment
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Adjective
infamous, world-famous.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Adjective
dreaded, fabled, glamorous, glorious, great, landmark, leading, legendary, memorable, notable, outstanding, reputable, so-called, successful, wonderful, Familiar, Vaunted, acclaimed, well-established, pre-eminent, high-profile, world-renowned, much-discussed, much-vaunted.
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Verb, past participle
celebrated, observed, remembered.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
eminent.
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Proper noun, singular
eminent.
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Adjective
Homophones for Famous:
- feminise, funny house, finocchio, finance, fibbing, fancy, finch, finnic, famish, fang, fiancee, fiance, finnish, feng shui, funky, Funnies, finances, fungous, fence, finis, funka, fawning, funk, fink, funkaceae, fenusa, finish, feminize, fivepence, foaminess, fungus, fumes, fomes, fennic, foaming, funniness, faunus, fungia, fineness, faineance, finesse, feminineness, fewness, faience, fungi, finicky.
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