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repute

repute

8 6.7
The opinion people have of someone, often about how respected they are
  • noun
  • /rɪˈpjuːt/
translation icon : reputación
  • She's a poet of some repute, I hear.
  • of ill repute
  • of international repute
  • of high repute

It's clear that there is no publicist or crisis manager of repute who would work with her.

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Examples

  • The doctor's clinic has a solid repute for providing excellent care.

  • Several Americans of national repute have lent their names to welcome his visit.

    Blog text (21)
  • I run a business of repute.

  • Ladies of good repute routinely make use of its services.

  • A composer of his repute will fill seats.

  • Well, I was a reporter of some repute.

  • It's clear that there is no publicist or crisis manager of repute who would work with her.

  • Yet it had the highest repute and even today is part of the mythos of literary modernism.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Pierre Jelenc was a trapper of almost legendary repute here in the north, a tough and cunning man.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Berni Searle's emergence as an artist of international repute coincides more or less with South Africa's first decade of democracy.

    Academic text (2004)

Synonyms

reputation
vsrepute
919 3.0

Common opinion people have about a person or place based on their past actions

emphasizes high respect or esteem rather than general opinion
report
vsrepute
384 3.3

The general opinion people have about someone or something

refers to overall held opinion, not just public discussion
prestige
vsrepute
62 5.1

High respect and admiration that people give for success or power

is about general opinion without stressing earned sources
stature
vsrepute
53 5.9

The respect and importance someone or something has because of their success

refers to the general held opinion rather than formal standing
rep
vsrepute
  • Slang
45 7.9

A person's reputation in a group or online community

is the formal general opinion about someone, not slang or casual term
respectability
vsrepute
19 4.6

Being seen by other people as proper and having a good name

centers on opinion of high respect and esteem rather than acceptability
cachet
vsrepute
  • Formal
11 8.7

A sign that makes someone or something seem more respected and important

describes the general held opinion, not a status marker
renown
vsrepute
9 5.5

Wide fame and respect for someone's work or good qualities

focuses on overall opinion and esteem, not widespread fame
high standing
vsrepute
2 4.3

A respected place in a group because people admire you

describes the general held opinion, not the formal position
reputability
vsrepute
1 6.6

A quality of being respected and trusted by many people

names the general opinion itself rather than that positive quality

Antonyms

39 5.1

A strong feeling of dislike and no respect

6 7.6

A bad reputation that makes people think less of a person or group

Compounds

3 7.5

A condition where people think badly of someone

2 8.9

A place where people pay to have sex

9.0

A woman who people think badly of because of her sex life

How Respected

prestige
62 5.1
renown
9 5.5
repute
8 6.7
reputation
919 3.0
disrepute
6 7.6

Surface Forms

repute singular
reputes plural

Etymology

Repute comes from the Latin reputare, meaning 'to think over'. So repute is about what people think of someone, their reputation.