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celebrated

4 syllables
adjective
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As an adjective, celebrated means famous or widely praised.

Meanings of celebrated

3 meanings

adjective

  1. Famous or widely praised

    “She became a celebrated actress, but never won any major awards.”

  2. Widely known and esteemed

    “a famous actor”

    “a celebrated musician”

    “a famed scientist”

    Similar: famed, far-famed, famous, illustrious, notable, noted

  3. Having an illustrious past

    Similar: historied, storied

verb

Simple past tense and past participle of celebrate

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

All synonyms for celebrated →
adjective: widely known and esteemed
famedfar-famedfamousillustriousnotablenotedrenowned
adjective: having an illustrious past
historiedstoried

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