fabled
adjective
1 a fabled god-giant of Irish myth:
legendary, mythical, mythic, mythological, fabulous, folkloric, fairy-tale, heroic, traditional;
fictitious, imaginary, imagined, made up, unreal, hypothetical, fantastic, proverbial, apocryphal;
allegorical, symbolic, parabolic.
▷antonyms real, historical.
2 the fabled high quality of French cabinetmaking:
celebrated, renowned, famed, famous, well known, (rightly) prized, much publicized, noted, notable, distinguished, acclaimed, illustrious, pre-eminent, prominent, great, esteemed, prestigious, well thought of, of note, of consequence, of repute, of high standing.
▷antonyms unknown; unsung; derided.
fabled Oxford Dictionary of English