Meaning & use
noteworthy
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Meaning
adjectivecomparable
Interesting or important enough that people should pay attention to it or remember it.
Grammar: Used before a noun or after a verb: a noteworthy result; the result is noteworthy.
Patterns
- noteworthy for something
- it is noteworthy that something
The study's most noteworthy finding was how quickly the effect appeared.
It is noteworthy that sales rose during the strike.
The restaurant is noteworthy for its vegetable dishes.
Word forms
| comparative | more noteworthy |
|---|---|
| superlative | most noteworthy |
Common combinations
- noteworthy achievement
- Finishing the course in a week was a noteworthy achievement.
- particularly noteworthy
- One detail is particularly noteworthy.
- noteworthy exception
- There was one noteworthy exception.
- noteworthy for
- The village is noteworthy for its old bridge.
Synonyms and how they differ
- notable
- Slightly more common and general; noteworthy stresses that something deserves a mention.
- remarkable
- Implies something surprising or impressive, not merely worth noting.
- significant
- Stresses importance or effect rather than being worth mentioning.
Opposites
Word family
- note verb
- to notice or mention
- noteworthiness noun
- the quality of deserving attention
Commonly confused: noteworthy or notorious?
noteworthy vs notorious
Notorious means famous for something bad; noteworthy is neutral or positive.
Practice
The report mentions one ___ detail: the machine had never been serviced.
Choose one answer.
Noteworthy means worth mentioning. Notorious implies bad fame, and noticeable means easy to see rather than important.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “noteworthy”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.