Celebrity and Legend

Celebrity

Celebrity noun - A person who is widely known and usually much talked about.

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Legend and celebrity are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Legend" instead a noun "Celebrity".

Nearby Words: celebration, celebrate, celeb

Legend noun - An explanatory list of the symbols on a map or chart.

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Celebrity and legend are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Celebrity" instead a noun "Legend".

Nearby Word: legendary

known	known celebrity	known legend
old	old celebrity	old legend
particular	particular celebrity	particular legend
complete	complete celebrity	complete legend
Other adjectives: certain, original, single, popular, actual, big, famous, new, well-known, deceased, former, last, occasional, international, local, modern, historical.

It's a little less used in the second one, where Hellboy's some combo of urban legend come true, celebrity, and feared monster.

Source: Freaky Is Cool
This is actually the biggest threat to his career, as the celebrity status that allows him to provide for his family rests on an Urban Legend Love Life.

Source: Good Parents
It was Monty Oum's big break, securing his status as an Internet celebrity legend.

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Legend and Celebrity. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/celebrity/legend

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