Synonyms: known
Definition: apprehended with certainty
Usage: a known quantity; the limits of the known world; a musician known throughout the world; a known criminal
Similar words: best-known
Definition: most familiar or renowned
Usage: Stevenson's best-known work is probably `Treasure Island'
Similar words: better-known
Definition: more familiar or renowned than the other of two
Usage: the better-known book of the two
Similar words: renowned, illustrious, celebrated, notable, noted, famed, famous, far-famed
Definition: widely known and esteemed
Usage: a famous actor; a celebrated musician; a famed scientist; an illustrious judge; a notable historian; a renowned painter
Similar words: identified
Definition: having the identity known or established
Usage: the identified bodies were released for burial
Similar words: legendary
Definition: so celebrated as to having taken on the nature of a legend
Usage: the legendary exploits of the arctic trailblazers
Similar words: proverbial
Definition: widely known and spoken of
Usage: her proverbial lateness; the proverbial absentminded professor; your proverbial dizzy blonde
Similar words: well-known
Definition: widely or fully known
Usage: a well-known politician; well-known facts; a politician who is well known; these facts are well known