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well-known
adjective as in familiar, famous
Strongest matches
acclaimed, eminent, illustrious, important, infamous, known, leading, notable, noted, notorious, outstanding, popular, prominent, recognized, renowned, reputable
Weak matches
VIP, WK, big, big-name, big-shot, celeb, celebrated, common, conspicuous, in the limelight, in the public eye, large, name, public, somebody, splashy, star, superstar, widely known
Example Sentences
Meanwhile, a succession of well-known authors and intellectuals, formerly cold to religion, have either returned to Christianity, as Wilson did, or embraced it anew.
The limitations of memories are well-known to science; Mr. Rowlands is mostly interested in what they mean for us as humans.
While less well-known than John Everett Millais's painting of Ophelia, the portrait also depicts a woman in a long dress lying drowned in water, surrounded by flowers.
Murayama, who was also well-known for his distinctive bushy eyebrows, was elected as the prime minister in a coalition government that also included the Liberal Democratic Party, Japan's dominant postwar political force.
All sorts of well-known people, from Hollywood actors and models to singers, have opened up about bodily functions in ever more brazen detail over the last decade.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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