famous

/ˈfeɪ.məs/adjective2 syllables

Famous means: widely known and esteemed.

Synonyms for famous18

adjective, as in widely known and esteemed

celebrated, famed, far-famed, illustrious, notable, noted, renowned, known

also used for famous

bait, fabled, famoused, iconic, irrecondite, legendary, mere, noteworthy, proverbial, recognizable

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What does famous mean?1

adjective

1

widely known and esteemed“a famous actor”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Famous in a sentence

Of all the famous baseball players, he stands out as a genius.CM
What famous songs do you wish you had composed, and why?Dejo
In his fantasy, he imagined he was a famous writer.Zifre
The novel, the author of which is a famous singer, is selling well.unknown
Shakespeare, whose plays are world-famous, lived some four hundred years ago.CM
His daughter, as well as his son, was famous.CK
Besides being a doctor, he was a very famous novelist.CM
He said he knew the famous actress, which was a lie.CK

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