Vaunted

adj, verb

adj, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of vaunt form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Highly or widely praised or boasted about.

    "We know that many male City employees still go to lapdancing clubs for a fun night out. We know City organisations have struggled in their vaunted attempts to get more women on boards."

Synonyms

All synonyms
exalted

Example

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"For all the city's vaunted progressivism, it has some of the highest private school enrollment numbers in the country."

Etymology

From vaunt + -ed

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