repute

Plural: reputes

Noun

the state of being held in high esteem and honor
Reputation, especially a good reputation.

Verb

Verb Forms: reputed, reputing, reputes

To consider or regard in a particular way.
look on as or consider
- "He is reputed to be intelligent"
To attribute or credit something to something; to impute.
To consider, think, esteem, reckon (a person or thing) to be, or as being, something

Examples

He was reputed to be the best Scrabble player, despite his recent losing streak.

Origin / Etymology

From Old French reputer, from Latin reputo (“I count over, reckon, calculate, compute, think over, consider”), from re- (“again”) + puto (“I think”).

Synonyms

esteem, look on, look upon, regard as, reputation, take to be, think of

Antonyms

disrepute

Scrabble Score: 8

repute: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
repute: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
repute: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

repute: valid Words With Friends Word