reputed

[ri-pyoo-tid]

adjective

1. reported or supposed to be such.

   the reputed author of a book.

reputed

/ rɪˈpjuːtɪd /

adjective

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

   he is the reputed writer of a number of romantic poems

Other Word Forms

• unreputed adjective
• well-reputed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of reputed¹

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

Example Sentences

A reputed leader of the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang was stabbed to death last week at Salinas Valley State Prison in Monterey County, authorities said.

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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.

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A reputed member of the Locas, Wertz allegedly impersonated an FBI agent in an attempted home invasion robbery in February, hammering on the front door while holding a gun.

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Federal prosecutors on Tuesday charged four reputed members of a Latino street gang with acting as hired guns in a dispute between two rival Armenian organized crime figures.

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According to trial testimony, Landa-Rodriguez was locked in a power struggle with another reputed Mexican Mafia member, Arthur “Turi” Estrada, over who would collect money from drug sales on California prison yards.

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Related Words

• alleged 
• assumed 
• putative 
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• supposed