1
a
: widely known
a restaurant famous for its French cuisine
b
: honored for achievement
a famous explorer
2
: excellent, first-rate
famous weather for a walk
famousness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of famous in a Sentence
a book about some of the most famous people of the last century
the review gushed that the restaurant offered some truly famous Southern-style cooking
Recent Examples on the Web
The pictures of soldiers torturing detainees at Abu Ghraib military prison are arguably the most famous photographs from the war on terror.
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Lucy McKeon, New York Times, 3 June 2024
Drive along the west coast or head to the north shore, which is famous for surfing waves.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2024
The area is famous for its rolling ranchlands, the soaring California condors of Pinnacles National Park, and the 18th-century Spanish mission at San Juan Bautista.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 2 June 2024
These included some of India's most famous human rights activists — now known as the BK-16.
Stan Swamy was one of them.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 2 June 2024
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Lucy McKeon, New York Times, 3 June 2024
Drive along the west coast or head to the north shore, which is famous for surfing waves.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2024
The area is famous for its rolling ranchlands, the soaring California condors of Pinnacles National Park, and the 18th-century Spanish mission at San Juan Bautista.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 2 June 2024
These included some of India's most famous human rights activists — now known as the BK-16.
Stan Swamy was one of them.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 2 June 2024
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“Famous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/famous. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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