adjective
1.
Synonyms: well-known , leading, noted, notorious, popular, prominent
2.
widely known and honored for achievement
a famous physician
Synonyms: celebrated, celebrious, distinguished, eminent, famed, great, illustrious, notable, prestigious, prominent, redoubtable, renowned; compare well-known
Related Word: estimable, honorable, reputable, respectable, well-thought-of
Idioms: held in esteem
Contrasted words: humble, inconspicuous, undistinguished, unimportant, unknown
Antonyms: obscure; infamous
3.
Synonyms: excellent , capital, ||dandy, first-class, first-rate, first-string, five-star, superior, top, top-notch
Antonyms: wretched