reputations

NOUN

commonly held opinion of person's character

Synonyms

STRONGEST

character fame honor influence name notoriety opinion position prestige prominence standing stature

STRONG

acceptability account approval authority credit dependability distinction eminence esteem estimation favor mark privilege rank regard reliability renown rep report repute respectability trustworthiness weight

WEAK

éclat

Antonyms

STRONGEST

unimportance

STRONG

disapproval disbelief disfavor dislike disregard disrespect

WEAK

disreputableness ill repute

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reputations

The suspected problem appears across thousands of journals published by major companies, including journals with strong reputations and high impact.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026

Greenspan believed financial institutions had a self interest in not taking risks that would wipe out shareholders; similarly, he thought they had natural incentives to behave ethically to preserve the value of their reputations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

"Our new pups have big reputations to live up to, but we're confident they will progress to become stars themselves in fighting crime and keeping the public safe."

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

But while others established national reputations — Anaheim for Disneyland and sports teams, Westminster and Garden Grove for their slices of Little Saigon — Stanton remained an outcast.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

Part of the audience took the idea of talking to the dead seriously, others must have come to whisper about the reputations of the two Fox sisters.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock