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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | famous, eminent |
| Synonyms: | acclaimed, celeb, celebrated, conspicuous, distinguished, esteemed, illustrious, leading, name, notable, notorious, of note, popular, prominent, recognized, redoubted, renowned, somebody, star, well-known |
| Antonyms: | insignificant, unimportant, unknown |
| Main Entry: | conspicuous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | important, prominent |
| Synonyms: | arresting, arrestive, blatant, celebrated, commanding, distinguished, eminent, famed, famous, flagrant, flashy, garish, glaring, glitzy, illustrious, influential, jazzy, loud, marked, notable, noted, notorious, outstanding, pointed, rank, remarkable, renowned, salient, screaming, showy, signal, splashy, stick out like sore thumb, striking, tony, well-known |
| Antonyms: | inconspicuous, obscure, unimportant, unknown, unremarkable |
| Main Entry: | distinguished |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | famous, outstanding |
| Synonyms: | acclaimed, aristocratic, arresting, big name, brilliant, celebrated, conspicuous, dignified, distingué, eminent, especial, esteemed, extraordinary, famed, foremost, glorious, great, highly regarded, honored, illustrious, imposing, marked, memorable, name, noble, nonpareil, notable, noted, noteworthy, peerless, prominent, remarkable, renowned, reputable, royal, salient, shining, signal, singular, special, stately, striking, superior, talked of, unforgettable, venerable, well-known |
| Antonyms: | common, insignificant, ordinary, standard, unextraordinary, unknown |
| Main Entry: | eminent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very important; famous |
| Synonyms: | VIP, august, big-gun, big-league, big-name, big-time, celeb, celebrated, celebrious, conspicuous, distinguished, dominant, elevated, esteemed, exalted, famed, grand, great, high, high-ranking, illustrious, leonine, lionlike, lofty, name, noble, notable, noted, noteworthy, of note, outstanding, page-oner, paramount, preeminent, prestigious, prominent, redoubted, renowned, star, superior, superstar, well-known |
| Notes: | if you mean 'famous' or 'superior,' you want eminent; if you mean 'impending, about to happen' that is imminent; and if you mean 'present, inherent,' your word is immanent |
| Antonyms: | disrespected, inferior, undistinguished, unimportant, unnotable |
| Main Entry: | excellent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | superior, wonderful |
| Synonyms: | A-1, accomplished, admirable, attractive, capital, certified, champion, choice, choicest, desirable, distinctive, distinguished, estimable, exceptional, exemplary, exquisite, fine, finest, first, first-class, first-rate, good, great, high, incomparable, invaluable, magnificent, meritorious, notable, noted, outstanding, peerless, piked, premium, priceless, prime, select, skillful, sterling, striking, superb, superlative, supreme, tiptop, top-notch, transcendent, world-class |
| Antonyms: | bad, failing, imperfect, indistinguished, inferior, poor, second-class, second-rate, unnoteworthy, unworthy |
| Main Entry: | famous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | legendary, notable to many |
| Synonyms: | acclaimed, applauded, august, brilliant, celebrated, conspicuous, distinguished, elevated, eminent, exalted, excellent, extraordinary, foremost, glorious, grand, great, honored, illustrious, important, imposing, in limelight, in spotlight, influential, leading, lionized, memorable, mighty, much-publicized, noble, noted, noteworthy, notorious, of note, outstanding, peerless, powerful, preeminent, prominent, recognized, remarkable, renowned, reputable, signal, splendid, talked about, well-known |
| Notes: | famous means widely known, renowned, and esteemed while infamous means having an exceedingly bad reputation, notorious |
| Antonyms: | inconspicuous, obscure, unknown, unnotable, unremarkable |
| Main Entry: | glorious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | adored, idiolized; divine |
| Synonyms: | august, beautiful, bright, brilliant, celebrated, dazzling, delightful, distinguished, effulgent, elevated, eminent, enjoyable, esteemed, exalted, excellent, famed, famous, fine, gorgeous, grand, gratifying, great, heavenly, heroic, honored, illustrious, immortal, magnificent, majestic, marvelous, memorable, noble, notable, noted, pleasurable, preeminent, radiant, remarkable, renowned, resplendent, shining, splendid, sublime, superb, time-honored, triumphant, venerable, well-known, wonderful |
| Antonyms: | atrocious, awful, bad, contemptible, disgraceful, shameful |
| Main Entry: | great |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | important, celebrated |
| Synonyms: | august, capital, chief, commanding, dignified, distinguished, eminent, exalted, excellent, famed, famous, fine, glorious, grand, heroic, high-minded, highly regarded, honorable, idealistic, illustrious, impressive, leading, lofty, magnanimous, main, major, noble, notable, noted, noteworthy, outstanding, paramount, primary, principal, prominent, puissant, regal, remarkable, renowned, royal, stately, sublime, superior, superlative, talented |
| Antonyms: | infamous, insignificant, powerless, uncelebrated, undignified, unimportant, unknown, weak |
| Main Entry: | illustrious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | famous, prominent |
| Synonyms: | big league, brilliant, celeb, celebrated, distinguished, eminent, esteemed, exalted, famed, glorious, great, heavy, lofty, monster*, name*, noble, notable, noted, outstanding, remarkable, renowned, resplendent, signal, splendid, star, sublime, superstar, well-known |
| Notes: | illustrative means clarifying by use of examples or serving to demonstrate, while illustrious means widely known and esteemed or having or conferring glory |
| Antonyms: | infamous, lowly, unimportant, unknown, unremarkable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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