fabled

adjective

fa·​bled ˈfā-bəld 

1

: fictitious

2

: told or celebrated in fables

3

: renowned, famous

the team's fabled coach

Synonyms

• fabulous
• legendary
• mythical
• mythic

Examples of fabled in a Sentence

She served us some of her fabled cherry pie.

the fabled unicorn continues to be a symbol of elusive and magical beauty

Recent Examples on the Web

The race was almost entirely engineered for the high school student to break the fabled four-minute barrier – a feat first achieved by Roger Bannister more than 70 years ago – but the weight of running history was a burden that Ruthe seemed to bear lightly. —George Ramsay and Patrick Snell, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025

The Super Meteor 700 and the fabled Flying Flea from World War II are major inspirations for the design. —New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2025

This sends him on a high-stakes journey to find the mythical Last Wish, a fabled star that can restore his lost lives. —Jane Lacroix, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025

For a group of players who seemed almost too comfortable under predecessor Gregg Berhalter at the Copa América last summer, results since Pochettino’s hiring haven’t come close to providing the fabled new-manager bounce. —Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of fable entry 2

First Known Use

1602, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for fabled

• abled
• cabled
• gabled
• labeled
• labelled
• stabled
• tabled
• disabled
• enabled
• mislabeled
• unlabeled
• unlabelled

Kids Definition

fabled

adjective

fa·​bled

ˈfā-bəld

: told about in fables

a fabled mountain of gold