Famous and Unfamous

Opposite meaning words

Famous adjective - Widely known.

Usage example: a book about some of the most famous people of the last century

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Unfamous is an antonym for famous.

Nearby Words: fame, famously, famed, famousness

Unfamous adjective - Not widely known.

Usage example: the influenza epidemic of 1918 was eminently egalitarian: it struck down the famous and the unfamous with equal fervor

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Famous is an antonym for unfamous.

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