Synonyms for famed

Grammar : Adj

Spell : feymd

Phonetic Transcription : feɪmd

Définition of famed

Origin : "much talked about," 1530s, past participle adjective from fame (v.), c.1300, from Old French famer, from fame (see fame (n.)).

adj famous

Example sentences :

So, too, did the Greeks, and divers other ancient peoples who were famed for their learning.
Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle

Is not war the very root and matter of all famed enterprises?
Extract from : « The Praise of Folly » by Desiderius Erasmus

In that immovable man it was startling, ominous, like the famed nod of the Commander.
Extract from : « Within the Tides » by Joseph Conrad

Our boy shall be the noblest and most famed of all the Volsung race.
Extract from : « Told by the Northmen: » by E. M. [Ethel Mary] Wilmot-Buxton

She is famed for her letter-writing; and, I believe, practises every morning on a slate.
Extract from : « David Elginbrod » by George MacDonald

Maximilian Hostialick was famed for his learning, piety, and humanity.
Extract from : « Fox's Book of Martyrs » by John Foxe

His six elder sons did likewise, and all were famed for their knightly prowess.
Extract from : « King Arthur's Knights » by Henry Gilbert

Of the natural beauties, for which the region was famed much has been written.
Extract from : « Jesus the Christ » by James Edward Talmage

He's not a song-bird, but he's said to be Famed for his beauty and his Symmetry.
Extract from : « A Phenomenal Fauna » by Carolyn Wells

Though I knew it not then, it was the famed “snake-root” (Polygala senega).
Extract from : « The Quadroon » by Mayne Reid

Antonyms for famed

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