reputed

adjective

re·​put·​ed ri-ˈpyü-təd 

1

: having a good repute : reputable

2

: being such according to reputation or general belief

a reputed mobster

was hired for her reputed business acumen

Did you know?

Reputed is used constantly today by reporters, and almost always to describe suspected criminals—"the reputed mobster", "the reputed drug kingpin", "the reputed gang leader", etc. But the word shouldn't be left to journalists; your elderly aunt may, for instance, be reputed to have made a large fortune in oil, or to have had four husbands who all died mysteriously. Reputed is easy to confuse with reputable, and they used to mean the same thing—that is, "having a good reputation"—but it's become rare to hear reputed used with that meaning today.

Synonyms of reputed

• presumed
• apparent
• probable
• supposed
• possible

Examples of reputed in a Sentence

She was hired for her reputed talents as a manager.

this treatment is a reputed cure for colon cancer, but studies haven't confirmed that claim

Recent Examples on the Web

Weinstein also denied prosecutors’ attempts to prevent Corozzo from representing reputed Gambino associate Michael Scarpaci in a 2010 fraud case. —John Annese, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026

Heber Springs Originally founded as a health resort for its reputed healing waters, Heber Springs continues to be a quintessential getaway. —Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2026

Aristotle’s understanding of virtue is reflected not only in his works, but in the deeds of his reputed student, Alexander the Great. —Kenneth Andrew Andres Leonardo, The Conversation, 8 Jan. 2026

Nine reputed members of the Salinas Acosta Plaza gang, their ages ranging from 19 to 32, were charged with running a criminal gang enterprise out of an East Salinas townhouse complex for which the gang is named. —Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1532, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for reputed

• commuted
• computed
• confuted
• diluted
• disputed
• eluted
• imputed
• minuted
• nonsuited
• permuted
• polluted
• recruited

Kids Definition

reputed

adjective

re·​put·​ed

ri-ˈpyüt-əd

1

: having a good reputation

a highly reputed lawyer

2

: believed by most people to be such

the movie was a reputed success