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synonyms for well-known

  • acclaimed
  • eminent
  • illustrious
  • important
  • infamous
  • known
  • leading
  • notable
  • noted
  • notorious
  • outstanding
  • popular
  • prominent
  • recognized
  • renowned
  • reputable
  • VIP
  • WK
  • big
  • big-name
  • big-shot
  • celeb
  • celebrated
  • common
  • conspicuous
  • in the limelight
  • in the public eye
  • large
  • name
  • public
  • somebody
  • splashy
  • star
  • superstar
  • widely known
On this page you'll find 85 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to well-known, such as: acclaimed, eminent, illustrious, important, infamous, and known.

antonyms for well-known

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  • inconspicuous
  • inferior
  • insignificant
  • obscure
  • ordinary
  • unimportant
  • unknown
  • unnoticeable
  • unremarkable
  • unfamiliar
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How to use well-known in a sentence

Mrs. Wurzel was quite right; they had been supplied, regardless of cost, from Messrs. Rochet and Stole's well-known establishment.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLS
The big room at King's Warren Parsonage was already fairly well filled.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLS
The country is well inhabited, for it contains fifty-one cities, near a hundred walled towns, and a great number of villages.
GULLIVER'S TRAVELSJONATHAN SWIFT
Before he could finish the sentence the Hole-keeper said snappishly, "Well, drop out again—quick!"
DAVY AND THE GOBLINCHARLES E. CARRYL
Old Mrs. Wurzel and the buxom but not too well-favoured heiress of the house of Grains were at the head of the table.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLS
They ranged from moving trunks to cleaning cisterns, and, by grace of all of them, Sim was doing very well.
THE BONDBOYGEORGE W. (GEORGE WASHINGTON) OGDEN
Now first we shall want our pupil to understand, speak, read and write the mother tongue well.
THE SALVAGING OF CIVILISATIONH. G. (HERBERT GEORGE) WELLS
The well-worn aphorism of the Frenchman, “History repeats itself,” was about to assert itself.
CHECKMATEJOSEPH SHERIDAN LE FANU
All our people were well mounted, and armed with rifles, pistols, and bowie-knives.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, NO. CCCXXXIX. JANUARY, 1844. VOL. LV.VARIOUS
Sometimes in the case of large plants, cones have been known to occur on the tips of the branches of the Marsh Horsetail.
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WORDS RELATED TO WELL-KNOWN

  • big-league
  • big-time
  • high-profile
  • prominent
  • self-important
  • well-known
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