Thesaurus:famous

Thesaurus

famous

English

Adjective

Sense: famous; well known

Synonyms

• bait (MLE)
• fabled
• famed
• famous
• famoused (obsolete)
• iconic
• irrecondite
• known
• legendary
• mere (obsolete)
• notable    [⇒ thesaurus]
• noted
• noteworthy
• proverbial
• recognizable
• renowned
• storied
• well-known

Antonyms

• fameless
• inglorious
• nameless
• normal    [⇒ thesaurus]
• obscure
• unfamous
• unknown    [⇒ thesaurus]
• unsung

Hyponyms

• acclaimed
• celebrated
• distinguished
• eminent
• prestigious
• prominent
•   —
• ill-famed
• infamous
• notorious
•   —
• semifamous
• superfamous
• uber-famous
• ultrafamous
•   —
• cosfamous
• Internet famous
• world-famous

Various

• notable    [⇒ thesaurus]
•   —
• fame
• glory
• praise    [⇒ thesaurus]
•   —
• big cheese
• big-name
• celebrity
• megastar
• personage
• public figure
• star    [⇒ thesaurus]
• VIP
•   —
• cause célèbre
• famous last words
•   —
• fame-ish
• who's who

Further reading

• “973. repute” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “famous” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.