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

It also can waste police resources and damage reputations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

"His judgment is a devastating critique of an attempt to destroy a newspaper and the reputations of its journalists, editors and executives," the statement added.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

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

"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

The most brilliant researchers drawn into the Lawrence orbit—Nobel-caliber scientists such as Luis Alvarez, Edwin McMillan, and Glenn Seaborg—would find their own methods to exploit Lawrence’s laboratory resources to make their own reputations independently.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik