Definitions

fame

[feym] / feɪm /

NOUN

celebrity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acclaim character dignity glory greatness honor immortality notoriety popularity prominence recognition renown reputation stardom

STRONG

acclamation account acknowledgment credit distinction elevation eminence esteem estimation exaltation favor heyday illustriousness kudos laurels luster majesty name nobility note place position preeminence rank regard rep report repute splendor standing station superiority

WEAK

public esteem éclat

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dishonor ill repute unimportance

STRONG

criticism depression disapproval disbelief disregard disrespect dullness ignorance inferiority insignificance neglect unemployment

Example Sentences

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Myers has been recording his next album at FAME, the studio known as the cradle of the so-called Muscle Shoals sound popularized by Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett and Etta James.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

David Hood, a bass player who worked with Etta James, Mavis Staples, Sledge and many more, was playing trombone that day at FAME.

From The Guardian • Aug. 19, 2018

As recently as 2016, Gregg Allman recorded his final album, “Southern Blood,” at FAME.

From Washington Post • Jan. 4, 2018

FAME, an acronym for Florence Alabama Music Enterprises, moved to nearby Muscle Shoals in 1961.

From Washington Post • Jan. 4, 2018

We sing: Remember the name Of Lydia Pinkham, Whose remedies for women brought her FAME!

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Vocabulary lists containing fame

Academy Awards, List 5

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