unfamous

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adjective

Not famous

Similar
ingloriousnonfamousunsungfamousbaitfabledfamedfamoused
Opposite
famousnotoriousrespectablerevered
OriginMiddle English unfamous →
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Meanings

adjectiveunfamous (comparative more unfamous, superlative most unfamous)

comparative more unfamous · superlative most unfamous

  1. Not famous

    On Monday night, they wore their new label, Elizabeth and James (named for their unfamous siblings)[…]

    2007 June 7, Eric Wilson, “Stealing the Scene Along With the Store”, in New York Times

    Synonyms: inglorious, nonfamous, unsung, famous, bait, fabled, famed, famous

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot famous

Similar
ingloriousnonfamousunsungfamousbaitfabledfamedfamousfamousediconicirreconditeknownlegendarymerenotablenotednoteworthyproverbialrecognizablerenowned
Opposite
famousnotoriousrespectablerevered
Also see
famelessglorilessingloriousnamelessnonfamousrenownlessunglorifiedunglorifulungloriousunhonoredunnotedunnoticedunrenownedunreputedunsung

Origin

  1. Middle Englishunfamous
  2. Englishunfamous

From Middle English unfamous, unfamouse; equivalent to un- + famous.

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Cite this entry
APA

unfamous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfamous

MLA

“unfamous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfamous. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unfamous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfamous.

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