If you describe a person or thing as fabled, especially someone or something remarkable, you mean that they are well known because they are often talked about or a lot of stories are told about them.
You cannot go home without visiting the fabled art collections of the Prado.
...the fabled city of Troy.
Synonyms: legendary, fictional, famed, mythical More Synonyms of fabled
fabled in British English
(ˈfeɪbəld)
adjective
1.
made famous in fable
2.
fictitious
fabled in American English
(ˈfeɪbəld)
adjective
1.
told of in fables or legends; mythical; legendary
2.
unreal; fictitious
Examples of 'fabled' in a sentence
fabled
They were like a great welcoming parade to the fabled city.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It may be a long time before Westerners reach the fabled city again.
The Sun (2012)
In her way she was an artist to rival any that could be found in this fabled city of painters, poets and song.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
THIS is the amazing image which could show the fabled sunken city of Atlantis.
The Sun (2009)
FOR thousands of years the mystery of Atlantis has remained as deep as the ocean covering the fabled city itself.
The Sun (2009)
For a fabled city, Mandalay is not very old.
The Times Literary Supplement (2013)
At other times, they evoke fabled lands and ancient struggles, alchemy and magic.
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
It will be nice to see him, as another fabled sports commentator might say, to see him nice.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
IT is perhaps the world's most evocative place name, conjuring up hazy images of a fabled land at the ends of the earth.
The Sun (2012)
(adjective)
Definition
well-known from anecdotes and stories rather than experience
the fabled city of Troy
Synonyms
legendary
The hill is supposed to be the resting place of the legendary King Lud.
fictional
a drama featuring fictional characters
famed
mythical
the mythical beast that had seven or more heads
storied
famous
England's most famous landscape artist, John Constable
fabulous
The chimaera of myth is a fabulous beast made up of the parts of other animals.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of fabulous
Definition
told of in fables and legends
The chimaera of myth is a fabulous beast made up of the parts of other animals.
Synonyms
legendary,
imaginary,
mythical,
fictitious,
made-up,
fantastic,
invented,
unreal,
mythological,
apocryphal
in the sense of famous
Definition
known to or recognized by many people
England's most famous landscape artist, John Constable