Basic Details
Word: Renowned
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Famous and admired by many people for a skill or quality.
Synonyms: famous, celebrated, acclaimed, well known
Antonyms: unknown, obscure
How to Spell Renowned
Syllables: re - nowned
Tricky part: There is no k. Renowned is built from renown, not from known, though it sounds as if it should be. It is said in two beats, re-nowned.
Watch out for: reknowned, renouned, renownd
Memory tip: Write renown and add ed. If a k tries to creep in, remember the word comes from an old French word for a name, not from know.
Usage Examples
Example 1: The renowned chef opened a small cafe near our school.
Example 2: Agra is renowned for the Taj Mahal and its sweet petha.
Example 3: The orchestra invited a renowned violinist from Kolkata.
Fun Fact
Mysuru is renowned for silk and sandalwood: Mysore Silk and Mysore Sandal Soap both carry Geographical Indication tags, which protect the names of products tied to a place.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
The reknowned scientist spoke to our school about the moon mission and answered questions from students for more than an hour afterwards.
a) questions
b) reknowned
c) scientist
d) mission
Show answer
b) reknowned. Renowned grows from renown, which never had a k.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word renowned as used in the sentence:
The renowned surgeon was invited to open the new children's hospital in Kochi.
a) famous
b) celebrated
c) noted
d) unknown
Show answer
d) unknown. Famous, celebrated and noted all repeat the meaning; unknown is its reverse.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:
The resort is ewnrdeno for its sunsets over the backwaters.
a) renewed
b) rewound
c) renowned
d) wondered
Show answer
c) renowned. Renewed has three e's and rewound a u, while wondered needs two d's; the jumble has two n's and an o, which fit only renowned.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Renowned and ____ mean nearly the same.
a) forgotten
b) wealthy
c) celebrated
d) nervous
Show answer
c) celebrated
2. Which place is renowned for its tea gardens?
a) the Thar Desert
b) the Rann of Kutch
c) Lakshadweep
d) Darjeeling
Show answer
d) Darjeeling
