- reputation
- nounADJECTIVE▪ considerable, enviable, excellent, fine, good, great, high, impeccable▪
She has built up an enviable reputation as a writer.
▪ legendary, outstanding, stellar (esp. AmE), sterling (esp. AmE), unrivalled/unrivaled (esp. BrE)▪the player's legendary reputation for accuracy
▪ awesome (esp. BrE), fearsome, formidable, strong▪ deserved, well-deserved, well-earned▪ undeserved▪his undeserved reputation for stinginess
▪ bad, poor, terrible, unenviable (esp. BrE), unsavoury/unsavory▪The club has an unenviable reputation for attracting trouble.
▪The town's unsavoury/unsavory reputation was bad for business.
▪ dubious, questionable▪ tarnished▪America is struggling to restore its tarnished reputation.
▪ infamous, notorious▪He has a notorious reputation of womanizing.
▪ negative, positive (both esp. AmE)▪The company has built up a positive reputation.
▪ established, long-standing, solid▪ intact (only after reputation)▪He emerged from the trial with his reputation intact.
▪ growing▪ international, national, worldwide▪ personal, public▪the need to save his political life and personal reputation
▪ corporate, professional▪They may be damaging their corporate reputation.
▪ academic, literary, scholarly, scientific▪the school's academic reputation
▪ historical, posthumous▪Franklin's historical reputation has fluctuated.
▪Her posthumous reputation has begun to grow.
VERB + REPUTATION▪ enjoy, have▪He has the reputation of being a hard worker.
▪ acquire, build, build up, develop, earn, establish, forge, gain, garner, get, make, win▪Her international reputation is built on an impressive list of publications.
▪She garnered a reputation as an incisive commentator.
▪ bolster, enhance, improve▪Her extensive research enhanced her reputation.
▪ damage, destroy, hurt, lose, ruin, sully, tarnish▪It seems that nothing can tarnish his reputation.
▪ defend, maintain, preserve, protect, secure, uphold▪ salvage, save▪He can still salvage his reputation if he acts quickly.
▪ restore▪If the profession wishes to restore its reputation, it must get its act together.
▪ cement, solidify▪This cemented his reputation as a civil rights militant.
▪ deserve, live up to▪November is certainly living up to its reputation—we've had nothing but rain all week.
▪ live down▪She found it hard to live down her reputation as a second-rate actress.
▪ risk, stake▪He has staked his reputation on the success of the play.
▪ shed▪The country has definitively shed its reputation for economic mismanagement.
REPUTATION + VERB▪ grow▪ suffer▪The company's reputation suffered when it had to recall thousands of products.
▪ depend on sth, rest on sth▪My reputation rests on the success of this party!
▪ be based on sth▪That reputation is based on hard work.
PREPOSITION▪ by reputation▪He was by reputation difficult to please.
▪ reputation among, reputation with▪the publisher's reputation among critics
▪It has given them a good reputation with their customers.
▪ reputation as▪You've made quite a reputation for yourself as a rebel!
▪ reputation for▪The company has a well-deserved reputation for being reliable.
▪ reputation of▪our reputation of excellence in journalism
PHRASES▪ a loss of reputation▪ sb's reputation precedes them▪His reputation preceded him (= we had heard about him before we met him).
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
