Well known

Synonyms for "well known" (29 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (6)

Verb(1 words)
Adjective(2 words)
common prepositionscommonplace phrase

Strong matches (9)

Noun(5 words)
familiarfamousfamous personhousehold stuffmore popular uprising
Adjective(2 words)
famous musical pieceglorious revolution history
Determiner(2 words)
most publicmost public monument

Related words (14)

Adjective(10 words)
national symbolsnotable cultural achievementnotable exhibitnotable personpopular sentimentpublic eventpublic knowledgepublic presentationrecognizablerenowned medical trailblazer
Noun(4 words)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

9 entries
common knowledgedescriptive adjectiveevaluative adjectivefamepersonprominencepublic reputationrecognitionrecognizability

More specific

10 entries
athleteauthorcelebrated figurehousehold namemovie starnoted authorrenowned scientistwell-known factwell-known principlewell-known theorem

Collocations

12 entries
well known authorwell known educatorwell known figurewell known public figurewell known scientistwell-known authorwell-known casewell-known factwell-known figurewell-known landmarkwell-known phenomenonwell-known scientist

Inflections

3 entries
more well-knownmost well-knownwell-knowns

Derivations

1 entries

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

As is well known, heavy drinking is dangerous.

Source: wiktionary

However, Hsinch'ang District, Chihchiang County, Hupei Province is well known for its use of the ox-drawn, three-bladed cultivator in cotton farming.

Source: wiktionary

The village was once well known for its paper-milling, founded by Huguenot immigrants in 1648, which produced high-quality hand-made paper until 1952.

Source: wiktionary

If you feel I have short-changed Brunel by not detailing all his accomplishments, it's only because he's so well known to us rail aficionados.

Source: wiktionary