Famous
Famous adjective - Widely known.
Larger-than-life and famous are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Larger-than-life" with "Famous", this terms are similar.
Larger-than-life
Larger-than-life adjective - Very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale).
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Synonyms for Larger-than-life
Famous and larger-than-life are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Famous" instead an adjective phrase "Larger-than-life".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sensational and famous
- sensational and larger-than-life
- renowned and famous
- renowned and larger-than-life
- celebrated and famous
- celebrated and larger-than-life
- grand and famous
- grand and larger-than-life
- imposing and famous
- imposing and larger-than-life
- extraordinary and famous
- extraordinary and larger-than-life
- legendary and famous
- legendary and larger-than-life
Both words in one sentence
- Clint Eastwood's Flags of Our Fathers deals with the iconography of the famous flag raising photograph in Iwo-Jima and how the participants of that photograph deal with becoming larger-than-life heroes especially when they deal with Survivor's Guilt and post-traumatic stress.
Source: Propaganda Hero - The Wizard notes that their names match the three famous bogatyrs (larger-than-life heroes, each one being a One-Man Army): Ilya Muromets, Dobrynya Nikitich (slightly inverted since Nikita's full name is Nikita Dobrynin), and Alyosha Popovich.
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