Meaning & use
talked about
Attracting a great deal of attention, discussion, or gossip among people.
See it in a sentence
The movie became the most talked-about film of the festival within days.
Her sudden resignation was the talked-about topic at the office all week.
A note on using this word
Talked-about is usually hyphenated when placed directly before the noun it modifies, as in 'a talked-about scandal.'
Words with a similar meaning
notablebuzzworthy
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Words with an opposite meaning
unnoticed
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