renown
Being widely known
Renown is widespread fame or recognition, especially for achievement or excellence: a scientist of international renown, Her renown as a surgeon spread throughout the region.
The word carries more dignity than simple fame—it suggests earned reputation rather than mere celebrity.
Someone or something widely known is renowned: a renowned architect.
Top-tier famous person
- stardomCelebrity status achieved
- superstarExceptionally famous performer
- iconPictorial screen symbol
- idolObject of worship
household name · red carpet · paparazzi · limelight · spotlight · glamour · headliner · tabloids
One's relative position
- standingPosition, physical or social
- statureHeight or prestige
- prominenceNotable status or visibility
- eminenceElevated rank or renown
esteem · regard · influential · authority · elite · aristocracy · nobility · dignitary
Elevated rank or renown
- preeminenceSuperior status above others
- excellenceOutstanding quality or merit
- illustriousWidely admired for achievements
- peerlessHaving no equal
pinnacle · elite · distinguished · paramount · incomparable · matchless · nonpareil · quintessence
Quality inspiring trust
- esteemFavorable opinion of worth
- standingPosition, physical or social
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- imageVisual or mental likeness
respectability · notoriety · goodwill · trustworthiness · stature · repute · regard · acclaim
Inherited cultural legacy
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- posterityFuture generations collectively
- enduringPersisting through time
lasting · remembered · immortalized · memorialized · legendary · timeless · storied · fabled
Expression of high esteem
- laureateCelebrated achievement recipient
- commendationFormal expression of approval
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- tributeOffering of respect
decoration · award · medal · citation · honoree · distinguished · veneration · homage
A-lister
Top-tier famous person
idol · household name · red carpet · paparazzi · limelight · spotlight · glamour · headliner · tabloids · publicist
status
One's relative position
- standingPosition, physical or social
- statureHeight or prestige
- prominenceNotable status or visibility
eminence · esteem · regard · influential · authority · elite · aristocracy · nobility · dignitary · luminary
eminence
Elevated rank or renown
- preeminenceSuperior status above others
- excellenceOutstanding quality or merit
- illustriousWidely admired for achievements
peerless · pinnacle · elite · distinguished · paramount · incomparable · matchless · nonpareil · quintessence · epitome
credibility
Quality inspiring trust
- esteemFavorable opinion of worth
- standingPosition, physical or social
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
image · respectability · notoriety · goodwill · trustworthiness · stature · repute · regard · acclaim · profile
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- posterityFuture generations collectively
enduring · lasting · remembered · immortalized · memorialized · legendary · timeless · storied · fabled · historic
accolade
Expression of high esteem
- laureateCelebrated achievement recipient
- commendationFormal expression of approval
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
tribute · decoration · award · medal · citation · honoree · distinguished · veneration · homage · commemorated
- honorsmedal, award, trophy, certificate, prize
- famefame, famous, celebrity, famed, well-known
- Fame & Gloryglory, acclaim, celebrity, prestige, fame
- reputationreputation, reputable, bad reputation, repute, disreputable
- spotlightspotlight, center stage, limelight, main attraction, star attraction
- Literary Famebestseller, literary awards, Nobel Prize, Pulitzer, Booker Prize
renownobscurity
State of being unknown
anonymity · invisibility · oblivion · inconspicuousness · namelessness
- renowned poetCelebrated writer of verse
- renowned authorsWriters of great fame
- renowned artistsFamous makers of creative works
- renowned professorsFamous academics who teach