reputed
adjective
re·put·ed
ri-ˈpyü-təd 
2
: being such according to reputation or general belief
a reputed mobster
was hired for her reputed business acumen
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Reputed is used constantly today by reporters, and almost always to describe suspected criminals—"the reputed mobster", "the reputed drug kingpin", "the reputed gang leader", etc. But the word shouldn't be left to journalists; your elderly aunt may, for instance, be reputed to have made a large fortune in oil, or to have had four husbands who all died mysteriously. Reputed is easy to confuse with reputable, and they used to mean the same thing—that is, "having a good reputation"—but it's become rare to hear reputed used with that meaning today.
Examples of reputed in a Sentence
She was hired for her reputed talents as a manager.
this treatment is a reputed cure for colon cancer, but studies haven't confirmed that claim
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The 16 reputed gangsters or aspiring gangsters charged in the indictment range in age from 19 to 24.
—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2026
If Bunch leaves, or the new Regents skew more Trumpist, the Smithsonian’s reputed independence could crumble.
—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
23 June 2026
Near run-in with Scooter Braun Swift sat courtside at the Knicks game while her reputed enemy, Scooter Braun, was parked just a few rows behind her with his girlfriend, Sydney Sweeney.
—
Leigh Blickley,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
Under his leadership, the office has become a state leader for its use of red-flag laws and championed the escalation of charges against reputed fentanyl dealers linked to fatal overdoses and parents whose neglect is alleged to have caused a child’s death.
—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2026
If Bunch leaves, or the new Regents skew more Trumpist, the Smithsonian’s reputed independence could crumble.
—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
23 June 2026
Near run-in with Scooter Braun Swift sat courtside at the Knicks game while her reputed enemy, Scooter Braun, was parked just a few rows behind her with his girlfriend, Sydney Sweeney.
—
Leigh Blickley,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
Under his leadership, the office has become a state leader for its use of red-flag laws and championed the escalation of charges against reputed fentanyl dealers linked to fatal overdoses and parents whose neglect is alleged to have caused a child’s death.
—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for reputed
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“Reputed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reputed. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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