These english synonyms and antonyms for words used in writing has been arranged by categories. For each word (famous, distinguished, remarkable, popular, common, favorite, greatly, extremely, highly, awfully, ...) you will find about 10 to 40 synonyms. Antonyms are included in the sense, that the words consists mostly of pairs which have the opposite meaning.
Synonyms for Famous
famous
• Meaning of these synonyms: Distinguished by reputation; widely known and esteemed. |
celebrated | considerable | distinguished | excellent |
famed | fine | grand | great | honorable |
illustrious | legendary | marvelous | mighty | notable |
noted | paramount | powerful | predominant | preeminent |
preponderant | qualified | remarkable | renowned | respectable |
suited | superior | supreme | noteworthy | sublime |
Synonyms for Popular
popular
• Meaning of these synonyms: frequently encountered; widely liked or accepted. |
accepted by | adhered to | appreciated | approved |
common | conforming to | conventional | current | customary |
established | favorite | liked | prevalent | standard |
well known | widely liked | widespread |
Synonyms for Greatly
greatly
• Meaning of these synonyms: To an extreme extent or degree; in a great manner. |
awfully | considerably | damned | darned |
dreadfully | enormously | especially | exceedingly | exceptionally |
excessively | extra | extraordinarily | extremely | fabulously |
frightfully | hellishly | highly | immensely | incredibly |
inordinately | intensely | jolly | mighty | outrageously |
particularly | quite | rather | really | remarkably |
specially | terribly | too | tremendously | very much |
In his famous book, "The Critique of Pure Reason" Immanuel Kant had no intention to attack "pure reason", but rather to show its limitations. For a concise summary have a look here.