Plain
Reputed
Reputed adjective - Appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed.
Usage example: this treatment is a reputed cure for colon cancer, but studies haven't confirmed that claim
Plain and reputed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Plain" instead an adjective "Reputed".
Both words in one sentence
- Mary Bennet, a poor little girl, is the only one plain among her very attractive sisters who are all reputed beauties.
Source: Plain Jane - Mary Garth is plain, but attractive for other qualities, much like Eliot was reputed to be.
Source: Literature / Middlemarch
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Reputed and Plain. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/plain/reputed
Plain & Reputed. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/plain/reputed>.
Reputed or Plain. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/plain/reputed.
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