famous

Speech parts

1. famous - Adjective

2. famous - Verb

3. famous - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Celebrated in fame or public report; renowned; mach talked of; distinguished in story; -- used in either a good or a bad sense, chiefly the former; often followed by for; as, famous for erudition, for eloquence, for military skill; a famous pirate.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

noted celebrated renowned illustrious notable famed eminent popular prominent distinguished well-known excellent remarkable legendary notorious
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Antonyms

intermediate mezzo new small common little
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Phrases with the word

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Examples

It took me fifteen years to discover I had no talent for writing, but I couldn't give it up because by that time I was too famous. Robert Benchley

Aristotle was famous for knowing everything. He taught that the brain exists merely to cool the blood and is not involved in the process of thinking. This is true only of certain persons. Will Cuppy

Martyrdom... is the only way in which a man can become famous without ability. George Bernard Shaw

Don't go a-fishing to a famous stream. Italian Proverb

Poets know all about famous places without having been there. Japanese Proverb

Shark is the famous one in sea the but they many others. Swahili Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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