What does repute mean?
Repute means Reputation, especially a good reputation..
Repute
/ɹɪˈpjuːt/ · noun
Meaning
Reputation, especially a good reputation..
Definitions by Sense
- Reputation, especially a good reputation.
- To attribute or credit something to something; to impute.
- To consider, think, esteem, reckon (a person or thing) to be, or as being, something
Example Sentences
At half-past nine on this Saturday evening, the parlour of the Salutation Inn, High Holborn, contained most of its customary visitors.[…]In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for its own select circle, a club, or society, of habitués, who met every evening, for a pipe and a cheerful glass.
Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight?
The king your father was reputed for / A prince most prudent.
If the comparison could be made, I verily believe these would be found to be almost infinituple of the other; which ought therefore to be reputed as nothing.
Synonyms for repute
Antonyms for repute
Related Words
Word Forms
- reputes
- reputing
- reputed
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for repute?
Common synonyms include esteem, reputation, think of, look upon.
What is the opposite of repute?
Possible antonyms include discredit, disrepute.
How do you use repute in a sentence?
At half-past nine on this Saturday evening, the parlour of the Salutation Inn, High Holborn, contained most of its customary visitors.[…]In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for its own select circle, a club, or society, of habitués, who met every evening, for a pipe and a cheerful glass.
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