illustriousadjective
uk/ɪˈlʌs.tri.əs/us/ɪˈlʌs.tri.əs/formalfamous, well respected, and admired:
She comes from an illustrious political family that includes two former Cabinet ministers.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Fame and famous
- A-list
- acclaim
- anyone
- anyone who is/was anyone idiom
- B-list
- fore
- high-profile
- hit the headlines idiom
- household word
- immortal
- immortalize
- plaque
- prominent
- proverbial
- put sth/sb on the map idiom
- renown
- reputed
- rise to fame idiom
- sb's/sth's claim to fame idiom
- steal
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