Synonyms of reputation

reputation

noun

ˌre-pyə-ˈtā-shən 

as in repute

overall quality as seen or judged by people in general

the college's athletic department has a good reputation, but the school's science facilities are a bit lacking

Synonyms & Similar Words

• repute
• name
• fame
• character
• report
• notoriety
• rep
• odor
• mark
• renown
• credit
• honor
• note
• image
• admiration
• celebrity
• regard
• persona
• reverence

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shame
• disgrace
• infamy
• dishonor
• reproach
• disrepute
• discredit
• odium
• ignominy
• opprobrium
• obloquy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reputation

Comans had filed a lawsuit in July 2025 that challenged her removal and argued that DHS and FEMA harmed her reputation by falsely accusing her of funneling millions of dollars to New York City for the hotels. — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Hughes garnered a reputation as a coach that impacted the lives of his players on and off the field. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026

The company has a decades-long reputation for protecting user data more aggressively than its competitors. — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Not long after, Reitzes upgraded Microsoft back to a buy rating , pointing to the overhauled Copilot strategy and emerging concerns about the reputation of the frontier labs. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

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