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reputed

American  
[ri-pyoo-tid] / rɪˈpyu tɪd /

adjective

  1. reported or supposed to be such.

    the reputed author of a book.
reputed British  
/ rɪˈpjuːtɪd /

adjective

  1. (prenominal) generally reckoned or considered; supposed or alleged

    he is the reputed writer of a number of romantic poems
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Other Word Forms

  • unreputed adjective
  • well-reputed adjective

Etymology

Origin of reputed

First recorded in 1540–50; repute + -ed 2

Example Sentences

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That distinction belongs to the 18-hole Royal Calcutta Golf Club, founded in 1829 and reputed to be the oldest outside Britain.

From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025

In Los Feliz for more than a decade, Adomian is reputed as a vocal comedy-scene supporter and cheerleader.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2025

Some members of an art scene, once it has become the subject of myth, make a habit of downplaying its reputed virtues, usually for reasons of mercy, modesty, or self-preservation.

From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2024

Among the skeptical was James Vaupel, one of the world’s most reputed demographers.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 20, 2024

In this agonizing fashion I climbed toward a cluster of tents reputed to be perched somewhere on the sheer face above, progressing in increments calibrated in inches.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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