fame
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1.0
- noun
- /feɪm/
:
fama
- The goal is not to deserve fame just to be famous.
- gain fame
- achieve fame
- acquire fame
Don't chase the numbers and the fame and the platform.
- Don't chase the numbers and the fame and the platform.
- So we got to to that where where fame is its own end.
- Jesus became famous, but fame wasn't his focus.
- I think the biggest problem is people confuse fame with, with being rich.
- Their their their claim to fame is not actually the food.
- The goal is not to deserve fame, just to be famous.
- What is more important to you, fame or integrity?
- My father's wealthy, so he had money and fame, but we're miserable.
- Study the word Satan craved for the fame Jesus never did.
- And they made this this guy, this level of fame just disappear.
- So desire of, of fame does this as well.
Examples
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Olympic champions often proceed to fame and fortune based on their success at the games.
Academic text (1991) -
What do you want the fame in the US to be for?
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Ah, for the money and the fame.
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I talk about the fact that fame is an addiction.
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What is more important to you, fame or integrity?
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Carrigan's second claim to fame was that he had small, fine feet, with which he danced.
Fiction book (1994) -
"You will never win fame and fortune," he writes, "unless you invent big ideas."
Academic text (2011) -
And we rewarded him with love and riches and fame and adoration.
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Many athletes dream of achieving fame through their sporting accomplishments.
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She gained fame for her groundbreaking research in environmental science.
Synonyms
299
3.8
Great fame and honor from important achievements
141
3.4
Public praise for someone's achievement or effort
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3.6
A job or position that gets a lot of public attention
106
2.8
Being famous and known by many people
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4.4
Being widely known as a famous performer in movies or sports
40
5.6
A state of being important and easily noticed
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5.5
Wide fame and respect for someone's work or good qualities
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4.8
A state of being extremely famous and successful, often as an actor, singer, or athlete
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3.4
Being known by many people and recognized in public
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5.8
Being well known
Great fame and respect for doing important work
Antonyms
Compounds
A museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York that honors the history and best players of baseball
- Offensive
A person who tries to get noticed by being with famous people or doing things to get attention
A museum in Cooperstown, New York, that honors the greatest baseball players and people who helped the sport
- Offensive
A woman known for having a bad reputation because of her sexual life
How Famous
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fame comes from the Latin fama meaning 'report' or 'talk', and you can see the same root in famous. So fame is about what people say about you, which is why it means being widely known for your achievements.