FAMED Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

famed

adjective

ˈfāmd

Definition of famed

as in famous

widely known San Francisco's famed Golden Gate Bridge

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Recent Examples of famed More than three hundred Italian-Americans, distinct from Italian volunteers, fought in the famed International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War to defend Republican Spain against Franco’s fascists. — Ed Simon, JSTOR Daily, 7 Oct. 2026 The rock group will perform at the famed venue on October 29 and November 1. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026 That spans from prehistoric people to the famed Buffalo Soldiers. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 Last month, the band performed to a crowd of 300,000 at the famed El Zocalo Capitalino in Mexico City to celebrate Mexican Independence Day. — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for famed

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The Wat Po Deluxe rooms, which face away from the river, actually give you a very striking, colorful view of tropical plants and the intricate, tiled chedis of this famous temple complex.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
The famous colleagues who’ve shown up for the open bar and Louis gift bags don’t add much.

— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of famous

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The story follows a celebrated pediatric heart surgeon whose daughter falls prey to a vengeful ghost.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Sandy Powell, who is in the film, became a celebrated costume designer, and one of her first breaks was through Derek’s films.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of celebrated

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Kevin Kwan created an irresistible world filled with the perfect blend of glitz, humor, and heart, and the talented Adele Lim returns to adapt this renowned tale for a new television audience.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, Godrich — renowned for his work with Radiohead, Beck, and Paul McCartney, along with playing in Atoms for Peace with Thom Yorke and Flea — was looking to step back a bit.

— Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of renowned

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The Blocks are a prominent Hamburg family best known for their popular national steakhouse chain Block House.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Being able to recruit a prominent voice cast that includes Abbi Jacobson, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Bryan Cranston also helped the film travel.

— Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of prominent

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Since then, the once-notorious prison closed its death chamber and Newsom has upheld it as a model of rehabilitation.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026
This blob of exceptionally warm water formed by spinning off of the Gulf’s Loop Current that is notorious for boosting hurricane strength.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2026

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