Made famous and admirable through stories repeated over time.
Reach for it when describing a person, place, or object whose reputation has acquired a storylike aura
The exhibition reunited three instruments from the fabled orchestra.
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everyday
Fits when simple widespread recognition is all the sentence can support
Careful Famous is neutral about merit and loses the sense of accumulated lore.
everyday
Fits when the reputation feels larger than life and widely repeated
Careful Legendary is routinely used as hype and may overstate a merely respected record.
warm
Fits when public admiration and praise matter more than old stories
Careful Celebrated can describe current acclaim with no long-established reputation.
formal
Fits when wide public esteem can be stated without invoking legend
Careful Renowned lacks the narrative aura carried by fabled.
literary
mythic
Fits when the subject has symbolic or almost supernatural stature
Careful Mythic can suggest invention rather than a real achievement.
literary
storied
Fits when a long, eventful history is central to the praise
Careful Storied does not guarantee admiration because the history may include failures.
fabled city
Researchers continued searching for the fabled city described by early travelers.
fabled collection
The museum displayed one vase from the fabled collection.
fabled past
The documentary separated the club's fabled past from its surviving records.
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