Following
Following noun - A body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person.
Reputation and following are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reputation" instead a noun "Following".
Reputation
Reputation noun - Overall quality as seen or judged by people in general.
Following and reputation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Following" instead a noun "Reputation".
How words are described
| good | good following | good reputation |
| high | high following | high reputation |
| certain | certain following | certain reputation |
| solid | solid following | solid reputation |
| Other adjectives: current, due, critical, strong, entire, massive, great, huge, impressive, professional, former, growing, scary, international. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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This is not dissimilar to the above Crackdown and Zone of the Enders examples, as Musashi has gained quite a reputation and cult following in the years following its release.
Source: Preview Piggybacking -
Red Latvian Riflemen and later Latvian Legionaries had a reputation of following any order they were given.
Source: Sociopathic Soldier - D is much more obscure outside its native Japan, but has a bit of a cult following and its reputation increased somewhat after the death of its creator Kenji Eno.
Source: Dueling Works / Games
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