adjective
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distinguished; celebrated; famous
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of special note or significance; noticeable
a noted increase in the crime rate
Other Word Forms
- notedly adverb
- notedness noun
- undernoted adjective
- unnoted adjective
- well-noted adjective
Etymology
Origin of noted
Explanation
Use the adjective noted to describe something that's well-known or distinguished. A noted expert on dinosaurs is famous for her study of very old fossils. You may have to wait more than an hour for a table at a noted restaurant. If you grow up to be a noted film director, millions of people will know your name and be familiar with your movies. Noted things get a lot of attention and praise. Originally, around the fourteenth century, noted simply meant "observed," from the verb note, to see or witness. You can still use noted this way, but it more commonly means "renowned."
Example Sentences
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Their show, Music Planet, saw Kershaw and co-presenter Lucy Duran travel around the world to record "extraordinary music" in "isolated locations", Radio 3 noted.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami, standing in his office near a stained-glass window of Pope John Paul II embracing the Black Madonna, noted that conflicts between popes and civil leaders are nothing new.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
In making the move Thursday, Bernstein analysts noted stronger server earnings as well as a deal announced in February in which Meta will buy six gigawatts of graphics processing units from AMD.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
He noted that Microsoft’s stock is on pace for a roughly 12.5% weekly move.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
It should also be noted that some music traditions around the world do not use the type of precision tunings described above, not because they can't, but because of an aesthetic preference for wide tuning.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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