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repute

Meaning

The general estimation in which a person or thing is held; the character or standing attributed to someone or something based on past actions or qualities.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

After years of helping others, her good repute made it easy for people to trust her advice. When she spoke, her honest actions in the past gave her words weight, and everyone listened.

The old mechanic’s shop had a good repute. Folks trusted him with their sputtering lawnmowers and shaky chainsaws. He never ripped anyone off, always fixing things right the first time, which is why people felt good bringing him their broken equipment.

After the incident, her entire repute crumbled. No one trusted her anymore, remembering only her mistake. Her once good name was gone, replaced by whispers of unreliability.

Barnaby Buttercup had a terrible repute. He once swapped all the town's sugar for salt, and another time convinced everyone the sky was green. His standing with the villagers was low, mostly because they couldn't trust him not to fill their soup with bubblegum.

Barry the badger's *repute* as a master cheese-napper was legendary. Squirrels whispered tales of his daring raids, each successful heist boosting his standing. His past thievery solidified his reputation; truly, no cheddar was safe when Barry was on the prowl for a snack.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

After the scandal, the company's good repute suffered greatly. Investors hesitated, recalling past failures. They desperately needed to rebuild trust, proving their commitment to honest dealings, to restore their standing in the eyes of the public.

After the meticulously crafted, gravity-defying bread won the local artisan competition, its baker gained a remarkable new repute. Suddenly, people lined up from dawn, seeking even a crumb of his legendary sourdough, a testament to the standing earned through years of patient proofing and unwavering quality.

After years spent carefully cultivating a positive repute among the mushroom foraging community, Elias felt a chill when the market stall owner eyed his basket with suspicion. That initial whisper had quickly spread, tarnishing the very standing he'd worked so hard to build through honest finds.

Bartholomew's *repute* as the world's greatest napper preceded him. People believed, based on his legendary snoozes, that he possessed an almost supernatural ability to achieve REM sleep. His standing wasn't built on action, but on the sheer volume of unconsciousness he'd mastered.

Barnaby Buttercup, famed for his unparalleled ability to yodel opera at breakneck speed while juggling live eels, had a rather peculiar repute. Despite the slimy projectiles and operatic shrieks, folks generally considered him a gentle soul, mostly due to the time he rescued a kitten from a particularly aggressive garden gnome.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

After the incident, the chef’s excellent repute, built over years of dedicated work, was shattered. The public now saw him not as a culinary artist, but as someone untrustworthy, a stark shift from his formerly respected standing.

The acclaimed inventor's reputation preceded her; whispers of her groundbreaking work in bio-luminescent algae cultivation had spread through the scientific community, marking her as a visionary even before this latest successful experiment. Her past achievements cemented her esteemed standing.

Commander Anya's entire career was built on a reputation for unflinching resolve, a standing earned through countless perilous missions. When her newest assignment, a delicate diplomatic mission to the fungal colonies of Kepler-186f, was revealed, the galaxy held its breath, wondering if even her esteemed character could bridge the gap.

Bartholomew, a renowned chef with an unassailable *repute* for flambéing everything from his steak to his sock drawer, once accidentally ignited his magnificent mustache. The ensuing inferno did little to diminish his standing, though spectators now approached his cooking demonstrations with a fire extinguisher and a good dose of skepticism.

Barnaby's *repute* as the neighborhood's premier truffle-sniffing poodle was in jeopardy. Yesterday, he mistook a discarded gym sock for a pungent delicacy, leading to a most ignominious digestive crisis. The very standing he cultivated through years of aromatic successes now hung precariously on the aroma of laundry.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

His business had a sterling repute for honesty and meticulous craftsmanship; clients trusted him implicitly. When whispers of questionable dealings emerged, the damage to his deeply earned standing was palpable, a stark contrast to the respect he’d cultivated for years.

After years of meticulous craftsmanship and scrupulous honesty, the artisan acquired an unimpeachable repute among the most discerning collectors of antique cartography, their intricate celestial charts commanding astronomical prices based on that sterling, hard-won standing.

The alchemist, once lauded for her prodigious skill, found her repute tarnished. Whispers followed her through the sterile corridors of the arcane academy; her past experiments, once hailed as groundbreaking, were now scrutinized as reckless imprudence, shattering the esteemed character she had meticulously cultivated.

Sir Reginald, whose rather ignominious repute stemmed from a regrettable incident involving a flamingo and a particularly irate badger, found his social standing irrevocably tarnished. Despite his protestations of accidental involvement, the townspeople's estimation of his character remained stubbornly fixed, a testament to his flamboyant, albeit unfortunate, past.

Barnaby's *repute* as the premier purveyor of artisanal, glow-in-the-dark artisanal artisanal moss for discerning gnomes was, shall we say, stellar. His past meticulous cultivation of phosphorescent fungi and uncanny ability to imbue each sprig with a faintly melancholic aura had cemented his standing amongst the subterranean elite.

Difficulty

Normal — Everyday words worth reinforcing.

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