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fame

/feɪm/noun1 syllable

Fame means: the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed.

Synonyms for fame3

noun, as in the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

celebrity, renown

also used for fame

famousness

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Opposites of fame

infamy

What does fame mean?2

noun

1

the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

2

favorable public reputation

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with fame?19

two syllables

becamereclaimacclaimproclaimrename

three syllables

overcame
Show 40 near rhymes
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Fame in a sentence

  • Despite adversity, the ingenious man achieved worldwide fame.fishda
  • Fame does not bear joking, nor does the eye bear keeping faith.Amittai
  • Mark wanted to continue doing cosplay for fun, not for fame'.Amastan
  • God makes the time, makes the wind, and makes the fame.carlosalberto
  • I'm the one who toiled, but they are the ones who got the fame!anzart
  • For all his wealth and fame, he is unhappy.Lumi_alt
  • Despite all his fame, he is not happy.Shiawase
  • He dedicated himself to painting, without thinking of fame or fortune.patgfisher

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Forms of fame

as a noun

plural
fames