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

Even during the match, cameramen and directors were obsessed with seeking out celebrities.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 21 July 2026
In the first phase of Krinsky’s time at Reebok—before the Adidas acquisition—he was known for connecting celebrities with interesting backstories with the brand.

— Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of celebrities

Noun

Bedard is the face of an Original Six franchise in a huge market, one of the faces of the league, and one of its biggest names and biggest stars.

— Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 19 July 2026
The audio of the sports stars’ heated conversation is largely inaudible, so Paul hopped online to offer his side of the story.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 18 July 2026

Definition of stars

Noun

For years, writers with much to lose have risked their reputations and livelihoods in opposition to that work.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
Even two signed in the same summer — Casemiro and Antony — would leave very different impacts on the club and depart with their reputations at different ends of the spectrum.

— Chris McKenna, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of reputations

Noun

To produce the coverage, Telemundo deployed more than 80 on-air personalities representing every Latin American country in the tournament, generating over 700 hours of original programming across 39 days.

— Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
The reductions primarily involve behind-the-scenes production staffers, but a handful of on-air personalities also are leaving including lead baseball play-by-play voice Karl Ravech and NFL analyst Ryan Clark.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 21 July 2026

Definition of personalities

Noun

Leipzig had locker room issues a few years ago, when a few players were regarded as not pulling their weight — and Schlager was one of the senior figures who challenged them and urged them to improve their mentality.

— Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Those figures are comparable only in some respects because private transaction values can include debt while public market capitalizations do not.

— Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

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