notable

American  

[noh-tuh-buhl] / ˈnoʊ tə bəl /

adjective

1. worthy of note or notice; noteworthy.

   a notable success; a notable theory.

   Synonyms:

   eminent, uncommon, unusual, outstanding, noted, noticeable, remarkable, great, memorable, conspicuous

   Antonyms:

   ordinary

2. prominent, important, or distinguished.

   many notable artists.

   Synonyms:

   unusual, outstanding, noted, noticeable, remarkable, great, memorable, conspicuous, famous, celebrated, eminent, uncommon

   Antonyms:

   unknown

3. Archaic. capable, thrifty, and industrious.

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noun

1. a prominent, distinguished, or important person.

2. (usually initial capital letter)

   1. one of a number of prominent men, usually of the aristocracy, called by the king on extraordinary occasions.

   2. Also called Assembly of the Notables.  Notables, an assembly of high-ranking nobles, ecclesiastics, and state functionaries having deliberative but not legislative or administrative powers, convoked by the king principally in 1554, 1786, and 1788, in the lattermost year to establish the manner for selecting the States-General.

3. Obsolete. a notable fact or thing.

notable British  

/ ˈnəʊtəbəl /

adjective

1. worthy of being noted or remembered; remarkable; distinguished

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noun

1. a notable person

Other Word Forms

• nonnotable adjective
• nonnotableness noun
• nonnotably adverb
• notableness noun
• notably adverb
• supernotable adjective
• supernotableness noun
• supernotably adverb
• unnotable adjective

Etymology

Origin of notable

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English notab(i)le, from Latin notābilis; equivalent to note + -able

Explanation

When something is notable, it's worthy of notice, or even famous. It might be a notable feature of your trip to New York City that you spotted one of the city's notable celebrities. Notable is a very useful word — it allows you succinctly to note that from a long list of things you could say, you have thoughtfully picked out only the ones that are the most notable, the most worthy — a notable example of kindness to your listeners.

Example Sentences

Royal Bank of Canada, the owner of City National Bank in Los Angeles, is a notable Canadian company, along with Jim Pattison Group, which operates Save Mart and other supermarkets.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Heftier front-loading could provide a notable boost to GDP.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

During peer review, one referee made an especially notable observation, Salama recalls.

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

Another notable development: Rising earnings are getting the smallest assist from share buybacks that they have in many quarters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Dvorak’s other notable student, organist and composer Harry Rowe Shelley, may not have heeded the call as conscientiously, certainly not if his orchestral works Souvenir de Baden-Baden and The Crusaders are anything to go by.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

Related Words

• conspicuous
• distinguished
• eminent
• evident
• extraordinary
• great
• illustrious
• marked
• memorable
• momentous
• noteworthy
• noticeable
• notorious
• outstanding
• preeminent
• prominent
• rare
• remarkable
• renowned