reputed; reputing
1
: the character or status commonly ascribed to one : reputation
They are held in high/good/low/bad repute.
2
: the state of being favorably known, spoken of, or esteemed
scientists of repute
Examples of repute in a Sentence
Noun
that's a repair shop of good repute
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Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
Any reservations the guests may have about Melmotte’s background, which was reputed to include shady deals on the European continent, fall away in the presence of his ostentatious displays of wealth.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
Two other veteran Dutch managers of significant repute had been in the reckoning, one of them a former boss of Manchester United.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
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Verb
Other trailblazing scents included Premier Figuier, from 1994, which is reputed to contain the first fig accord.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
Any reservations the guests may have about Melmotte’s background, which was reputed to include shady deals on the European continent, fall away in the presence of his ostentatious displays of wealth.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
So others speculate and then the Heat somehow are the ones who get caught in the spin cycle of various insiders of various repute trying to sell Substack subscriptions or generate clicks or views.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
Two other veteran Dutch managers of significant repute had been in the reckoning, one of them a former boss of Manchester United.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
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“Repute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repute. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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repute
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: good reputation
a scientist of repute
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