legendary status

Fame beyond mortality

Legendary status is a level of fame or recognition so great that the person or thing becomes the stuff of legends—widely celebrated, often idealized, and likely to be remembered long after contemporaries fade.

Athletes, musicians, and cultural figures achieve legendary status through exceptional accomplishment or influence.

The phrase often carries hyperbole: That goal cemented his legendary status among fans.

Related
  • iconPictorial screen symbol
  • immortalizedMade permanently remembered
  • epicImpressively grand in scope
  • heroOne admired for courage
  • folkloreInherited cultural narratives

mythical figure · mastery · timelessness · paragon · historical significance · made history · cult following · goat · idol · mythologized · veneration · luminary · transcendent · perpetuity · deified · myth · pioneer · trailblazer

Categories
Opposites
permanence of recognition

legendary statusobscurity

State of being unknown

anonymity · fifteen minutes of fame · namelessness · one-hit wonder · irrelevance

level of renown

legendary statusobscurity

State of being unknown

anonymity · unknown · nobody · namelessness · mediocrity

valence of reputation

legendary statusinfamy

Extreme public disgrace

notoriety · disgrace · ignominy · disrepute · shame

Family

legend, status

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G