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repute

[ri-pyoot] / rɪˈpyut /
NOUN
honor
Synonyms
STRONG
character chastity courage decency dignity fairness goodness honestness honesty incorruption incorruptness innocence modesty morality morals prestige principles probity purity rectitude reputation respect righteousness status trustworthiness truthfulness uprightness virtue
WEAK
good name good report
Antonyms
STRONG
amorality badness corruption deceit dishonesty dishonor evil immorality impurity indecency lowliness lying unethicalness unfairness
NOUN
reputation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
renown
STRONG
acceptability account approval authority character credit dependability distinction eminence esteem estimation fame favor honor influence mark name notoriety opinion position prestige privilege prominence rank regard reliability rep report respectability standing stature trustworthiness weight
WEAK
éclat
Antonyms
STRONG
disapproval disbelief disfavor dishonor dislike disregard disrespect ill repute inferiority insignificance lowliness unimportance
NOUN
fame
Synonyms
STRONGEST
renown
STRONG
acclaim acclamation account acknowledgment celebrity character credit dignity distinction elevation eminence esteem estimation exaltation favor glory greatness heyday honor illustriousness immortality kudos laurels luster majesty name nobility note notoriety place popularity position preeminence prominence rank recognition regard rep report reputation splendor standing stardom station superiority
WEAK
famousness public esteem éclat
Antonyms
STRONG
condemnation criticism debasement denunciation depression disapproval disbelief disclaimer dishonor dislike disregard disrespect dullness humiliation ignorance ill repute inferiority insignificance lowliness neglect obscurity unemployment unimportance unknown
VERB
believe
Synonyms
STRONGEST
presume
STRONG
conjecture consider credit deem expect feel gather guess hold imagine judge maintain postulate reckon sense speculate suppose suspect take think understand
Antonyms
STRONG
abandon abstain calculate desert disbelieve discard disregard forget ignore know measure misunderstand neglect reject stop

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Practically every working actor of some repute has offhandedly mentioned their interest in directing a film at one time or another.

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026

An opera company’s stature, and even an art capital’s cultural repute, can rise or fall depending upon its ability to mount a “Ring” cycle.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2024

According to the lawsuit, Brightline says Virgin “ceased to constitute a brand of international high repute, largely because of matters related to the pandemic.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2023

Having been thoroughly Islamized, Ghana began to produce Muslim scholars, lawyers, and Quran readers of some repute, many traveling to Islamic Spain to study or going on pilgrimage to Mecca.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

It was Travis, the ten-year-old, clutching one of his new litter of kittens, all of which he’d named after gunslingers, outlaws, and others of low repute.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

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