repute
Americannoun
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estimation in the view of others; reputation.
persons of good repute.
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favorable reputation; good name; public respect.
- Synonyms:
- honor, distinction
- Antonyms:
- dishonor
verb (used with object)
verb
noun
Synonym Usage
See credit.
Other Word Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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has reputedperfect 3rd person singular
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have reputedperfect
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are reputingprogressive
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have been reputingperfect progressive
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am reputingprogressive 1st person singular
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is reputingprogressive 3rd person singular
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has been reputingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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reputingparticiple
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reputessingular 3rd person
Past
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had reputedperfect
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was reputingprogressive singular
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had been reputingperfect progressive
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reputedsimple
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were reputingprogressive plural
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reputedparticiple
Future
Etymology
Origin of repute
1400–50; late Middle English reputen (v.) < Middle French reputer < Latin reputāre to compute, consider, equivalent to re- re- + putāre to think
Explanation
A person of great or fine repute is someone who's widely known and highly respected. The word has a stuffy feel, so you're better off describing a cellist as being of great repute than, say, a rapper or comedian. Like the words reputation and putative, repute comes from the Latin word putare, which means "consider." And the re? Let's say that the cellist Yo-Yo Ma is widely respected. That means a lot of people consider him to be great. He's considered great not just once but again (and again and again).
Vocabulary lists containing repute
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Example Sentences
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“The U.A.E. is signaling that regardless of how the war ends, they have lost faith in the value of regional cooperation,” said Sam Worby, managing director of Global Repute, a geopolitical advisory firm.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
Next, the Bellouaci, who had nevertheless a great City of their own, abounding in Numbers of People, and were of principal Authority and Repute among the Belgæ, lib.
From Franco-Gallia Or, An Account of the Ancient Free State of France, and Most Other Parts of Europe, Before the Loss of Their Liberties by Hotman, François
If you'll consider, Sir, what I have said in the two last Paragraphs, you will easily see the Possibility that Books may get into an ill Repute and a very bad Character without deserving it.
From A Letter to Dion by Viner, Jacob
Repute me not as one of the daughters of Belial, for the prayer that I have made and spoken yet is of the multitude of the heaviness and sorrow of my heart.
From Bible Stories and Religious Classics by Wells, Philip P.
Repute is a somewhat formal word, with the same general sense as reputation.
From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin
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