famous

Definition for famous

adjective as in legendary, notable to many

Strongest matches

acclaimed, brilliant, distinguished, eminent, excellent, glorious, grand, great, honored, illustrious, important, influential, leading, memorable, noted, notorious, outstanding, powerful, preeminent, prominent, recognized, remarkable, renowned, splendid, well-known

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applauded, august, celebrated, conspicuous, elevated, exalted, extraordinary, foremost, high-profile, imposing, in limelight, in spotlight, lionized, mighty, much-publicized, noble, noteworthy, of note, peerless, reputable, signal, talked about

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This time, he said: "It doesn't matter how grand you are, how famous you are. If you abuse your power, we don't want you working for the BBC."

From BBC

He toured Prague’s famous monuments multiple times, including a huge bomb shelter under Folimanka Park that features in his novel, writing in his notebook along the way.

From Los Angeles Times

Chicago about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR,” a parody of a famous quote from Francis Ford Coppola’s masterpiece.

From Los Angeles Times

Candy was a star on the football squad and the drama club before “SCTV” and “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” made him famous worldwide.

From Los Angeles Times

The latter half of the book is focused on Vivien, the wife of the famous writer whose lost poem Metcalfe is obsessively trying to locate.

From BBC

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