Notoriety
Notoriety noun - The fact or state of being known to the public.
Usage example: a lawyer of notoriety for the huge awards he's won in medical malpractice cases
Reputation is a synonym for notoriety in property topic. In some cases you can use "Reputation" instead the word "Notoriety" as a noun or an adjective, when it comes to topics like fame, prominence, knowledge, triumph.
Nearby Word: notorious
Reputation
Reputation noun - Overall quality as seen or judged by people in general.
Usage example: the college's athletic department has a good reputation, but the school's science facilities are a bit lacking
Notoriety is a synonym for reputation in fame topic. You can use "Notoriety" instead the word "Reputation" as a noun or an adjective, if it concerns topics such as prominence, knowledge, triumph.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- esteem and notoriety
- esteem and reputation
- character and notoriety
- character and reputation
- distinction and notoriety
- distinction and reputation
- celebrity and notoriety
- celebrity and reputation
- eminence and notoriety
- eminence and reputation
- popularity and notoriety
- popularity and reputation
- fame and notoriety
- fame and reputation
How words are described
| high | high notoriety | high reputation |
| particular | particular notoriety | particular reputation |
| public | public notoriety | public reputation |
| certain | certain notoriety | certain reputation |
| Other adjectives: true, massive, new, former, negative, later, legendary, international, local, historical, terrifying. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Despite his notoriety, Mack has completely outsourced his crimes to his gang, and lives on his reputation alone.
Source: Theatre / The Threepenny Opera - The notoriety caused by this case ruined the reputation of Misty Fey and drove her into self-imposed exile in order to save face for the rest of her clan.
Source: Interrogating the Dead -
Tom Hanks Syndrome: Clive (who plays Jim) wanted to break into dramatic acting to get a reputation and build his career up, but the show brings him more notoriety than the dramas of the day would have.
Source: Literature / Funny Girl
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Reputation and Notoriety. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/notoriety/reputation
Notoriety & Reputation. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/notoriety/reputation>.
Reputation or Notoriety. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/notoriety/reputation.
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