fabled

adjective

fa·​bled ˈfā-bəld 

1

: fictitious

2

: told or celebrated in fables

3

: renowned, famous

the team's fabled coach

Synonyms of fabled

• legendary
• mythical
• famed

Examples of fabled in a Sentence

She served us some of her fabled cherry pie.

the fabled unicorn continues to be a symbol of elusive and magical beauty

Recent Examples on the Web

But what about the fabled lottery curse? — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 June 2026

The couple and their guests are expected to party into the wee hours of July 4 morning at the fabled arena. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 July 2026

John Krasinski stars as a jet-setting art thief who steals priceless paintings to help uncover clues as to the whereabouts of the fabled Fountain of Youth. — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Days later, Kelce tried and failed to give her a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it at her Kansas City show, the first domino to fall in the couple’s fabled romance. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 2 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of fable entry 2

First Known Use

1602, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for fabled

• abled
• cabled
• gabled
• labeled
• labelled
• stabled
• tabled
• disabled
• enabled
• mislabeled
• unlabeled
• unlabelled

Kids Definition

fabled

adjective

fa·​bled

ˈfā-bəld

: told about in fables

a fabled mountain of gold