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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

Example Sentences

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He doesn’t mention Ernest Hemingway, the most famous American writer of his time, but in its early years Castro’s Cuba had him too.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

That hierarchy still involves one of the most famous names to come out of the Caribbean region: Castro.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

The film, which chronicles the legendary artist's rise from child star to one of the world's most famous pop icons, took in $26.1 million in its fourth week of release, Exhibitor Relations reported.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

The fair’s most famous structure was the Ferris wheel, engineered as a response to the Eiffel Tower, which made its debut at the 1889 World’s Fair in Paris.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

No one knew what went on inside of Mr. Popper’s head, and no one guessed that he would one day be the most famous person in Stillwater.

From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater