renowned

re·nowned

adjective \ri-ˈnau̇nd\

Definition of RENOWNED

: widely acclaimed and highly honored : celebrated

Examples of RENOWNED

1. a restaurant renowned for its wine list
2. <the renowned painter, sculptor, architect, and engineer, Leonardo da Vinci>
3. Poggio prospected for manuscripts across much of western Europe, visiting the renowned monasteries of Reichenau and Fulda, and wandering as far afield as Cologne, London, Paris, and Rome. —Fred Lerner, The Story of Libraries, 1998
4. He was renowned for his appetite—in the mid-60's, his daily breakfast consisted of six steaks, four plates of pasta and a dozen eggs … —Maureen Dowd, New York Times, 24 June 1993
5. … it was hard for me to realize that I was to be honoured by a degree from the oldest and most renowned university in America. —Booker T. Washington, Up From Slavery, 1901

Origin of RENOWNED

(see ¹renown)

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to RENOWNED

Synonyms

big-name, celebrated, famed, noted, notorious, prominent, famous, star, visible, well-known

Antonyms

anonymous, nameless, obscure, uncelebrated, unfamous, unknown, unsung

Related Words

fabled, fabulous, legendary; infamous; distinguished, eminent, exceptional, great, illustrious, leading, notable, noteworthy, outstanding, preeminent, prestigious, remarkable, supereminent, superior; important, significant; acknowledged, recognized, respected; favorite, popular, preferred; estimable, honorable, reputable, respectable; formidable, redoubtable

Near Antonyms

insignificant, unimportant; inconspicuous; undistinguished, unexceptional; unpopular

See Synonym Discussion at famous

Rhymes with RENOWNED

abound, aground, around, astound, background, bloodhound, boozehound, brassbound, break ground, campground, chowhound, clothbound, come round, compound, confound, coonhound, deerhound, deskbound, dumbfound, earthbound, eastbound, elkhound, expound, fairground, fogbound, foot-pound, foreground, foxhound, gain ground, go-round, greyhound, half-bound, hardbound, hellhound, hidebound, high ground, homebound, horehound, housebound, icebound, impound, inbound, ironbound, lose ground, newfound, newshound, northbound, outbound, playground, pot-bound, profound, propound, rebound, redound, resound, rockbound, rock hound, scent hound, sight hound, sleuthhound, smooth hound, snowbound, softbound, southbound, spellbound, staghound, stone-ground, stormbound, strikebound, surround, to ground, top round, unbound, unround, unsound, well-found, westbound, wolfhound, year-round