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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 gave one of his most famous quotes in the aftermath, words that reflected his frustration but also his fierce determination.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

While SpaceX-owned Grok is one of the most famous AIs currently available, it would be a stretch to call it the industry leader when compared with Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot or Gemini.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

When thieves snatched 12 metric tons of KitKats in transit from Italy to Poland, the company capitalized with some free publicity for one of its most famous brands.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Ronald Reagan gave perhaps the most famous Normandy speech on the 40th anniversary of D-Day in 1984, now remembered as “The Boys of Pointe du Hoc.”

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Moments later, the pages were in the hands of Yuri Levitan, the Soviet Union’s most famous news broadcaster.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin