Synonyms of reputed

reputed

adjective

ri-ˈpyü-təd 

1

as in presumed

appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed

this treatment is a reputed cure for colon cancer, but studies haven't confirmed that claim

Synonyms & Similar Words

• presumed
• apparent
• supposed
• probable
• possible
• seeming
• assumed
• obvious
• alleged
• putative
• ostensible
• evident
• prima facie
• likely
• plausible
• visible
• ostensive
• distinct
• external
• demonstrable
• claimed
• superficial
• conceivable
• purported
• supposable
• imaginary
• manifest
• outward
• professed
• illusive
• specious
• deceptive
• misleading
• delusive
• clear
• illusory
• pseudo
• plain
• phoney
• feigned
• fake
• pretended
• faked
• phony
• delusory
• so-called
• put-on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hidden
• unlikely
• impossible
• improbable
• actual
• confirmed
• inconceivable
• real
• established
• implausible
• valid
• genuine
• sure
• inapparent
• substantiated
• validated
• authenticated
• verified
• corroborated

2

as in respected

having a good reputation especially in a field of knowledge

a reputed oceanographer whose excellent work is known internationally

Synonyms & Similar Words

• respected
• reputable
• respectable
• prestigious
• renowned
• esteemed
• distinguished
• recognized
• name
• estimable
• prominent
• famous
• worthy
• honorable
• famed
• venerable
• creditable
• celebrated
• honored
• good
• notable
• illustrious
• praiseworthy
• redoubtable
• well-known

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disreputable
• shadowy
• unknown
• shady
• seedy
• obscure
• undistinguished
• no-name

Examples of reputed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For a start, there was Scripture—above all, St. Paul (mentioned by the Wife of Bath), whose reputed declaration that women should not be allowed to speak in church lies behind the Roman Catholic ban on female priests. —Joan Acocella, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2023

The son, Ovidio Guzman, is a reputed drug trafficker wanted by the United States. —Arkansas Online, 8 Jan. 2023

In May, four reputed members of the Goonies, a faction of the Gangster Disciples, are scheduled to go on trial in a string of killings and other shootings in the Englewood neighborhood from 2014 to 2016. —Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 15 Nov. 2022

Day arrests of reputed gamblers in a nationwide sports betting ring. —Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2022