Meanings
adjectiverenowned (comparative more renowned, superlative most renowned)
comparative more renowned · superlative most renowned
- Famous, celebrated, or well-known; widely praised or highly honored.
The movie Three Stars is about world-renowned chefs.
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of renown
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivewidely known and esteemed
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Ancient Greek κλεινός, κλειτός
- κλεινός (kleinós)famous
- κλειτός (kleitós)famous
Bulgarian прославен, известен
- прославен (proslaven)famous
- известен (izvesten)famous
Czech proslulý, věhlasný
- proslulýfamous
- věhlasnýfamous
- uznávanýfamous
Dutch vermaard, beroemd
- vermaardfamous
- beroemdfamous
- gerenommeerdfamous
Esperanto renoma
- renomafamous
Finnish maineikas, kuuluisa
- maineikasfamous
- kuuluisafamous
- tunnettufamous
- -kuulufamous
French renommé, de renom
- renomméfamous
- de renomfamous
German berühmt, renommiert
- berühmtfamous
- renommiertfamous
Hindi प्रसिद्ध, प्रख्यात
- प्रसिद्ध (prasiddh)famous
- प्रख्यात (prakhyāt)famous
- विख्यात (vikhyāt)famous
- लोकप्रिय (lokapriya)famous
Indonesian masyur, terkenal
- masyurfamous
- terkenalfamous
Irish clúiteach, mórchlúiteach
- clúiteachfamous
- mórchlúiteachfamous
Italian rinomato, famoso
- rinomatofamous
- famosofamous
Latin fāmōsus
- fāmōsusfamous
Māori araara, rongonui
- araarafamous
- rongonuifamous
Norwegian berømt, vidgjeten
- berømtfamous
- vidgjetenfamous
Portuguese de renome, renomado
- de renomefamous
- renomadofamous
Romanian renumit, faimos
- renumitfamous
- faimosfamous
Russian знамени́тый, изве́стный
- знамени́тый (znamenítyj)famous
- изве́стный (izvéstnyj)famous
- просла́вленный (proslávlennyj)famous
Scottish Gaelic cliùiteach, cliùmhor
- cliùiteachfamous
- cliùmhorfamous
Spanish renombrado, de renombre
- renombradofamous
- de renombrefamous
- reconocidofamous
- distinguidofamous
- afamadofamous
- insignefamous
- eximiofamous
- mentadofamous
- célebrefamous
Swedish berömd, renommerad
- berömdfamous
- renommeradfamous
Turkish meşhur, ünlü
- meşhurfamous
- ünlüfamous
Ukrainian знаменитий, відомий
- знаменитий (znamenytyj)famous
- відомий (vidomyj)famous
- прославлений (proslavlenyj)famous
- знаний (znanyj)famous
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with renowned
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Cite this entry
APA
renowned. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/renowned
MLA
“renowned.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/renowned. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “renowned,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/renowned.
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