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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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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

Perhaps their most renowned hit - Smoke on the Water - came on their 1971 album Machine Head.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Senesh would become the most renowned of the group because she also wrote poetry, miraculously preserved amid her misadventures behind enemy lines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

In June more than 100 of Britain's most renowned athletes wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer urging the government to back London's bid to host the World Athletics Championships.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 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