reputed; reputing
1
: the character or status commonly ascribed to one : reputation
2
: the state of being favorably known, spoken of, or esteemed
Examples of repute in a Sentence
Noun
that's a repair shop of good repute
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Julia Chaplin, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025
The case against him and several other reputed Hyena Crips members is still pending.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2025
Arkansas Online, 22 Apr. 2025
The rabbis, both of high repute, belong to different generations and display differing levels of stringency—the stricter is a grandfather; the other, his son-in-law, is more lenient but by no means lax.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Bob Dylan is reputed to have slept in an old windmill.
—Julia Chaplin, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025
The case against him and several other reputed Hyena Crips members is still pending.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
The most stinging repute came from China, which accused the U.S. of abandoning Haiti at a dire moment after helping set up its ruling transitional presidential council, now mired in controversy and credibility issues.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Apr. 2025
The rabbis, both of high repute, belong to different generations and display differing levels of stringency—the stricter is a grandfather; the other, his son-in-law, is more lenient but by no means lax.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Repute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repute. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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repute
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: good reputation
a scientist of repute
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