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renowned

  • /ɹɪˈnaʊnd/ Canada, US, UK

Rhymes with -aʊnd

adjective more renowned · most renowned

  1. Famous, celebrated, or well-known; widely praised or highly honored. The movie Three Stars is about world-renowned chefs.

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of renown

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Closest in meaning: famous, noted, celebrated, known, famed, illustrious, notable, far-famed, world-famous, world-renowned, well-known, distinguished, high-profile, acclaimed, prestigious, respected

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adj famous

Españolrenombrado, de renombre, reconocido, distinguido, afamado, insigne
हिन्दीप्रसिद्ध prasiddh, प्रख्यात prakhyāt, विख्यात vikhyāt, लोकप्रिय lokapriya
Portuguêsde renome, renomado
Françaisrenommé, de renom
Deutschberühmt, renommiert
Italianorinomato, famoso
Românărenumit, faimos
Русскийзнамени́тый znamenítyj, изве́стный izvéstnyj, просла́вленный proslávlennyj

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@misc{renowned_2026,
  title = {renowned},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/renowned},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}