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Synonyms for celebrated

  • adjective

Most common

famous renowned famed illustrious storied historied

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Famous

famous, renowned, famed, illustrious, glorious, noted, far-famed formal, notable, distinguished, prominent, great, gurt UK, memorable, eminent, brilliant, splendid, exalted, conspicuous

2. Storied

storied, storeyed UK, historied

Antonyms

unknown, inglorious, grumbled

All antonyms of celebrated →

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    famous or widely praised

    She became a celebrated actress, but never won any major awards.

Example sentences

  • famous Yoshino is a place famous for its cherry blossoms.
  • renowned She's not renowned for her emotional intelligence.
  • famed We were approaching the famed Pillars of Hercules.
  • illustrious Massinissa was the most illustrious king of Numidia.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
celebratedrising
famousrising
renownedrising
famedsteady
illustrioussteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
gurt
5 letters
great1, noted2, famed1
6 letters
famous2
7 letters
notable3, eminent3, exalted3, storied2
8 letters
glorious3, renowned2, splendid2, storeyed
9 letters
brilliant2, prominent3, memorable4, historied
11 letters
conspicuous4, illustrious4
13 letters
distinguished3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (noted2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
célèbre