Synonyms for notable
- adjective
- noun
Most common
apparent evident noticeable conspicuous remarkable noteworthy famous particular
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Noticeable — easily noted (without connotations of value); clearly noticeable, conspicuous
noticeable, conspicuous, marked, observable, evident, apparent, glaring, ostensible, plain, blatant, manifest, arrant dated
2. Remarkable
remarkable, noteworthy, significant, prominent, extraordinary, memorable, important, outstanding, historic, signal, eventful
3. Famous
famous, distinguished, noted, illustrious, celebrated, renowned, far-famed formal, famed
Other
industrious, particular, assiduous, diligent, sedulous, nameable
Noun
Definitions
- adj. 1
Worthy of note; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished.
- adj. 2
Easily noted (without connotations of value); clearly noticeable, conspicuous.
- adj. 3
That can be observed; perceptible.
- n. 1
A person or thing of distinction.
Related words
- Word family
- notability
- Is a kind of
- important interesting memorable worthy
Forms
- Plural
- notables → notabilities, celebrities, luminaries…
Example sentences
- apparent The company turned him down for no apparent reason.
- evident Your arrogance is evident in every word you speak.
- noticeable My smile is my most noticeable feature on my body.
- conspicuous Marcus was once again conspicuous by his absence.
- remarkable My sister has made remarkable progress in English.
- noteworthy There is one very noteworthy element in this stage.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| notable | steady | |
| apparent | falling | |
| evident | steady | |
| noticeable | falling | |
| conspicuous | falling | |
| remarkable | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- noted2, plain1, famed1
- 6 letters
- famous2, signal2, marked1, namely2, arrant2
- 7 letters
- evident3, eminent3, blatant2, glaring2
- 8 letters
- historic3, apparent3, renowned2, manifest3, diligent3, eventful3, luminary4, nameable, sedulous
- 9 letters
- important3, prominent3, celebrity4, memorable4, assiduous3
- 10 letters
- particular4, remarkable4, celebrated4, noticeable4, noteworthy3, observable4, ostensible4, notability
- 11 letters
- significant4, outstanding3, conspicuous4, illustrious4, industrious4
- 13 letters
- extraordinary6, distinguished3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (noted2 = 2 syllables).