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adj. VERBS be | become | make sb/sth The school was made famous by its association with Charles Dickens. ADV. really, very | quite | internationally, locally internationally famous rock stars | justly, rightly The city is justly famous for its nightclubs. PREP. as He was famous as both a teacher and a scientist. | for The town became famous for its lace. PHRASES rich and famous One day I'll be rich and famous, you'll see! | world famous He became a world famous conductor.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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famous
known about by a lot of people in many places, often all over the world:
• She always wanted to be famous. • The Mona Lisa is Da Vinci’s most famous painting.
well-known
known about by a lot of people, especially in a particular place:
• Shilpa Shetty was well-known in India, but few people in the UK had heard of her. • a well-known brand of cat food
celebrated
written very well-known and admired:
• Dalí is one of Spain’s most celebrated artists. • Martin Luther King’s celebrated speech
renowned/noted
famous, especially for a particular thing or activity. Noted is more formal than renowned:
• The British are renowned for their love of animals. • The area is noted for its wines. • An internationally renowned chef owns the restaurant.
legendary
very famous and greatly admired – used especially about people who have been doing something for a long time or who have died:
• the legendary blues guitarist, BB King • Her stage performances were legendary.
celebrity
noun [ countable ] someone who often appears in newspapers, on television etc and is well-known to the public:
• The magazine is full of gossip about celebrities. • Reality TV can turn its participants into celebrities.
famous because of something bad
notorious
famous because of doing something bad:
• a notorious criminal • a notorious legal case
infamous
famous because of doing something very bad, which seems immoral or evil:
• the infamous attack on the World Trade Center • the infamous Jack the Ripper
Longman-Thesaurus
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noted:
She is a famous scientist.
Simple Definitions