| celebrated | | |
| adj. | 1. celebrated, famed, famous, far-famed, illustrious, notable, noted, renowned | widely known and esteemed.; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter" |
| ~ known | apprehended with certainty.; "a known quantity"; "the limits of the known world"; "a musician known throughout the world"; "a known criminal" |
| adj. | 2. celebrated, historied, storied | having an illustrious past. |
| ~ glorious | having or deserving or conferring glory.; "a long and glorious career"; "our glorious literature" |
| eminent | | |
| adj. | 1. eminent, high | standing above others in quality or position.; "people in high places"; "the high priest"; "eminent members of the community" |
| ~ superior | of or characteristic of high rank or importance.; "a superior ruler" |
| adj. | 2. eminent, lofty, soaring, towering | of imposing height; especially standing out above others.; "an eminent peak"; "lofty mountains"; "the soaring spires of the cathedral"; "towering icebergs" |
| ~ high | (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high').; "a high mountain"; "high ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high incline"; "a foot high" |
| great | | |
| n. (person) | 1. great | a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field.; "he is one of the greats of American music" |
| ~ achiever, succeeder, winner, success | a person with a record of successes.; "his son would never be the achiever that his father was"; "only winners need apply"; "if you want to be a success you have to dress like a success" |
| adj. | 2. great | relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind.; "a great juicy steak"; "a great multitude"; "the great auk"; "a great old oak"; "a great ocean liner"; "a great delay" |
| ~ big, large | above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent.; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world" |
| adj. | 3. great, outstanding | of major significance or importance.; "a great work of art"; "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th centurey" |
| ~ important, of import | of great significance or value.; "important people"; "the important questions of the day" |
| adj. | 4. great | remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect.; "a great crisis"; "had a great stake in the outcome" |
| ~ extraordinary | beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable.; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature" |
| adj. | 5. bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, smashing, swell | very good.; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| ~ good | having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified.; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office" |
| adj. | 6. capital, great, majuscule | uppercase.; "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script" |
| ~ uppercase | relating to capital letters which were kept in the top half of a compositor's type case.; "uppercase letters; X and Y and Z etc" |
| adj. | 7. big, enceinte, expectant, gravid, great, heavy, large, with child | in an advanced stage of pregnancy.; "was big with child"; "was great with child" |
| ~ pregnant | carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life. |
| illustrious | | |
| adj. | 1. illustrious | having or conferring glory.; "an illustrious achievement" |
| ~ glorious | having or deserving or conferring glory.; "a long and glorious career"; "our glorious literature" |
| outstanding | | |
| adj. | 1. outstanding | distinguished from others in excellence.; "did outstanding work in human relations"; "an outstanding war record" |
| ~ superior | of high or superior quality or performance.; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students" |
| adj. | 2. outstanding, prominent, salient, spectacular, striking | having a quality that thrusts itself into attention.; "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child" |
| ~ conspicuous | obvious to the eye or mind.; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening" |
| adj. | 3. outstanding, owing, undischarged | owed as a debt.; "outstanding bills"; "the amount still owed"; "undischarged debts" |
| ~ unpaid | not paid.; "unpaid wages"; "an unpaid bill" |
| popular | | |
| adj. | 1. popular | regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public.; "a popular tourist attraction"; "a popular girl"; "cabbage patch dolls are no longer popular" |
| ~ best-selling | selling in great numbers.; "a best-selling novel" |
| ~ fashionable | patronized by. |
| ~ favorite, favourite | appealing to the general public.; "a favorite tourist attraction" |
| ~ hot | very popular or successful.; "one of the hot young talents"; "cabbage patch dolls were hot last season" |
| ~ touristed, touristy | visited by throngs of tourists.; "of the three American Virgin islands St. Thomas is the most touristed"; "tourists descend in busloads...so the whole place is rather touristy" |
| adj. | 2. popular | carried on by or for the people (or citizens) at large.; "the popular vote"; "popular representation"; "institutions of popular government" |
| ~ democratic | characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality.; "democratic government"; "a democratic country"; "a democratic scorn for bloated dukes and lords" |
| adj. | 3. democratic, popular | representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large.; "democratic art forms"; "a democratic or popular movement"; "popular thought"; "popular science"; "popular fiction" |
| ~ common | having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual.; "the common man"; "a common sailor"; "the common cold"; "a common nuisance"; "followed common procedure"; "it is common knowledge that she lives alone"; "the common housefly"; "a common brand of soap" |
| adj. | 4. pop, popular | (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people). |
| ~ artistic creation, artistic production, art | the creation of beautiful or significant things.; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| ~ nonclassical | not classical. |
| prominent | | |
| adj. | 1. big, large, prominent | conspicuous in position or importance.; "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen" |
| ~ conspicuous | obvious to the eye or mind.; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening" |
| celebrity | | |
| n. (person) | 1. celebrity, famous person | a widely known person.; "he was a baseball celebrity" |
| ~ immortal | a person (such as an author) of enduring fame.; "Shakespeare is one of the immortals" |
| ~ important person, influential person, personage | a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events. |
| ~ social lion, lion | a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after). |
| ~ guiding light, leading light, luminary, notability, notable | a celebrity who is an inspiration to others.; "he was host to a large gathering of luminaries" |
| ~ personality | a person of considerable prominence.; "she is a Hollywood personality" |
| ~ toast | a celebrity who receives much acclaim and attention.; "he was the toast of the town" |
| n. (state) | 2. celebrity, fame, renown | the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed. |
| ~ honour, honor, laurels | the state of being honored. |
| renown | | |
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