Collocations for "reputation"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "reputation" in context.
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reputation
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [good, bad, clean, stained] reputation
- has a reputation for [quality, excellence, generosity]
- [establish, build, enjoy, earn] a reputation (for)
- her reputation was [damaged, tarnished, stained]
- [damaged] her reputation
- their reputation has [grown, increased, suffered, spread]
- has a reputation for [being, giving, providing]
- came out with his reputation [restored, intact, enhanced]
- lives up to her reputation [as, for]
- didn't live up to his reputation [as]
- earned himself a reputation (as)
- has a reputation to [live up to, maintain, uphold, keep]
- his reputation is [at stake, on the line]
- a reputation as [an expert, a leader]
- defending his reputation (as)
- a [blotch, stain, black spot] on her reputation
'reputation' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
alone
- aloof
- battered
- beating
- blemish
- cloud
- competence
- compromise
- damage
- dealing
- dent
- diminish
- dirty
- disgrace
- disruptive
- dubious
- eccentric
- evil
- finished
- flawless
- foul
- further
- gain
- good
- harm
- hurt
- infamous
- low
- notorious
- permanent
- poor
- quality
- renowned
- retrieval
- risk
- ruin
- shed
- shrewd
- slander
- slur
- smear
- soil
- spot
- stain
- stained
- stainless
- stake
- tainted
- whose
- worldwide