famed

1 of 2

adjective

ˈfāmd 

: known widely and well : famous

famed

2 of 2

past tense and past participle of fame entry 2

Synonyms of famed

Adjective

• famous
• celebrated
• renowned
• prominent
• notorious

Examples of famed in a Sentence

Adjective

a bowl of the restaurant's famed chili

San Francisco's famed Golden Gate Bridge.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Last month, the band performed to a crowd of 300,000 at the famed El Zocalo Capitalino in Mexico City to celebrate Mexican Independence Day. — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026

This is the Ranch Hudson Valley, which opened its doors last spring in upstate New York, an East Coast outpost of the famed Malibu original. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Explore See latest videos, charts and news In a short video, Tyler, 78, climbs a ladder outside the famed Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles to affix some letters to its iconic marquee, with Halfin along to help with the spelling. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026

After a century of Mongol rule, the Ming dynasty began with a brief excursion into the outside world in the form of the famed treasure fleets of the early fifteenth century. — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

circa 1533, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for famed

• acclaimed
• ashamed
• declaimed
• defamed
• disclaimed
• exclaimed
• inflamed
• misnamed
• nicknamed
• proclaimed
• reclaimed
• reframed