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most renowned

ADJECTIVE

famous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acclaimed distinguished eminent esteemed famed great illustrious notable noted outstanding prominent well-known

WEAK

celebrated celebrious extolled in the limelight lauded monster name of note praised redoubted signal splashy star superstar

Antonyms

STRONGEST

common inconspicuous infamous inferior insignificant ordinary poor unimportant unknown unnoticeable unremarkable

WEAK

anonymous obscure

Example Sentences

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It's 28C on a sweltering afternoon in London as crowds gather outside The O2 arena for a sold-out night with one of the world's most renowned DJs.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Acquiring one of the largest and most renowned publishers would certainly give Condé’s titles a welcome influx of cash that could restore the magazines to their glory days.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

Until Earhart disappeared on a round-the-world flight in 1937, New York judge Joseph Crater was the most renowned vanishing act.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

“It became the popular trope that somehow this was a solely American game that, almost in a culturally imperialist way, was imposed on Canadians,” said Bill Humber, perhaps Canada’s most renowned baseball historian.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

The barren rock was called “the heaven-built isle,” and from being the most despised it became the most renowned of islands.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton