most famous

ADJECTIVE

legendary, notable to many

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acclaimed brilliant distinguished eminent excellent glorious grand great honored illustrious important influential leading memorable noted notorious outstanding powerful preeminent prominent recognized remarkable renowned splendid well-known

WEAK

applauded august celebrated conspicuous elevated exalted extraordinary foremost imposing in limelight in spotlight lionized mighty much-publicized noble noteworthy of note peerless reputable signal talked about

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bad common contemptible inconspicuous ineffective infamous inferior insignificant little low normal obscure ordinary poor powerless regular small stupid typical unimportant unimpressive unknown unnoteworthy unremarkable usual weak

WEAK

unnotable

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most famous

"Trent Park is one of a network of intelligence houses, let's call them, the most famous of them being Bletchley Park," museum director Giuseppe Albano told AFP.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

After the second note, Savannah Guthrie - one of the most famous TV presenters in the US - took to Instagram on 7 February to respond.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

The results confirmed that the bison dates to the Upper Paleolithic, the later portion of the Old Stone Age when anatomically modern humans created many of Europe's most famous cave paintings.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026

Even Buffett, the world’s most famous “value” investor, has long preferred quality stocks, including big winners for Berkshire Hathaway’s portfolio such as Coca-Cola and Apple.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Douglass had escaped slavery to become the most famous African American man in America.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis