Antonyms for reputation


Grammar : Noun
Spell : rep-yuh-tey-shuhn
Phonetic Transcription : ˌrɛp yəˈteɪ ʃən


Definition of reputation

Origin :
  • mid-14c., "credit, good reputation," from Latin reputationem (nominative reputatio) "consideration, a thinking over," noun of action from past participle stem of reputare "reflect upon, reckon, count over," from re- "repeatedly" (see re-) + putare "to reckon, consider" (see putative).
  • noun commonly held opinion of person's character
Example sentences :
  • "Many have had that reputation who do not deserve it," said Robert.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • It was but just, that a man should be spoken evil of, who set no value upon his reputation.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • So, Miss, if you have a real value for your reputation, shew it as you ought.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • I have no idea that he will ever acquire the reputation of a great statesman.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • Hal did not lose any reputation because he failed to take Andrew Lanning at once.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Let me beseech you, Madam, to be the guardian of my reputation!
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • Let me tell you, my dear, those acquisitions have given him more pride than reputation.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • People swarm around us, because we have the reputation of being liberal.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • By this time his reputation had long been firmly established.
  • Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson
  • It might be possible to acquire a reputation in other professions by good fortune or favor.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

Synonyms for reputation

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