NOTORIETIES Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

notorieties

noun

plural of notoriety

as in celebrities

a person who is widely known and usually much talked about a television show featuring a rogues' gallery of notorieties from 20 years of overhyped scandals

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as in fames

the fact or state of being known to the public a lawyer of notoriety for the huge awards he's won in medical malpractice cases

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Noun

Catering to VICs and celebrities, Lepire says that her clients are often planning for rarefied parties, and come to Timeless Vixen to source vintage couture pieces that will elevate their look.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
She was inducted into the Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2010 and was among the first celebrities honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

— Mya Copeland, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of celebrities

Noun

Wolf-Rayet Stars Even the tiniest of stars is humbling on a human scale.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026
At a rally in Corpus Christi, staff verified guests by sticking gold stars on them—a callback of sorts to Talarico’s days as a public-school educator.

— Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026

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But beauty is a highly emotional, high-trust consumer vertical, unlike tech and gaming, which have historically more utilitarian reputations.

— Kati Chitrakorn, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026
But the reputations of tech companies and their leaders have suffered, creating a barrier to the deep trust required for these essential sectors.

— Jeffrey I. Cole, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of reputations

Noun

The cost figures draw on the Family Budget Calculator developed by the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute from federal data on rents, food costs and consumer spending, with The Post’s own health care estimates.

— Amy L. Wong, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Another star turn goes to Mary Ellen Pleasant, who was arguably America’s first Black millionaire and inarguably one of the most canny and chameleonlike figures this country has ever produced.

— Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

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