Renowned
Renowned adjective - Widely known.
Usage example: the renowned painter, sculptor, architect, and engineer, Leonardo da Vinci
Nearby Word: renown
Unknown
Unknown adjective - Not widely known.
Usage example: looking for a relatively unknown singer to record the song
Nearby Words: unknowable, unknowing
Both words in one sentence
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Odd Couple: Marek is a Canada-renowned hockey journalist who once did reporting for Hockey Night in Canada, while Wyshynski is an American hockey fan who worked his way from an unknown newspaper reporter to one of the biggest names in hockey blogging.
Source: Podcast / Marek vs. Wyshynski -
He was banished for his unorthodox beliefs regarding diseases and healing, but returned to the capital city of Halcyon to treat Glacian, the renowned engineer and inventor, who was suffering from an unknown illness after being attacked by an exiled leper named Gix.
Source: Monster / Tabletop Games
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