repute

1 of 2

verb

re·​pute ri-ˈpyüt 

reputed; reputing

transitive verb

: believe, consider

They are reputed to be billionaires.

repute

2 of 2

noun

1

: the character or status commonly ascribed to one : reputation

They are held in high/good/low/bad repute.

2

: the state of being favorably known, spoken of, or esteemed

scientists of repute

Synonyms of repute

Noun

• reputation

Examples of repute in a Sentence

Noun

that's a repair shop of good repute

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Nestled in Dubai’s Deira district, the city’s Gold Souk is reputed to be the largest and cheapest gold market in the world. —Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Oct. 2025

Las Vegas traded Kelsey Plum to Los Angeles for Seattle All-Star Jewell Loyd, reputed as one of the league’s best players for years. —Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025

Noun

Since the first duffers teed off in 1924, this Scottish course has gained repute as one of the world’s top golf spots. —Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 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

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, from Anglo-French reputer, from Latin reputare to reckon up, think over, from re- + putare to reckon

First Known Use

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1539, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing repute

• house of ill repute
• ill repute
• woman of ill repute

Rhymes for repute

• acute
• aleut
• astute
• beetroot
• breadfruit
• cheroot
• commute
• compute
• confute
• dilute
• dispute
• elute

Kids Definition

repute

1 of 2 verb

re·​pute ri-ˈpyüt 

reputed; reputing

: to have the opinion that : consider

reputed to be a millionaire

repute

2 of 2 noun

1

: reputation sense 1

2

: good reputation

a scientist of repute