Recognized
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a memory of some previous encounter with the same person or thing.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Notable; distinguished; honored.
Example sentence: People pay a million dollars to be recognized, but nobody cares about them. They cared about me because I did things other men were afraid to do. That's why my fans identified with me.
Acknowledged
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Generally accepted, recognized or admitted.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in
Example sentence: It is a truth universally acknowledged that a delusional Housewife in possession of an audience must be in want of a ludicrous storyline.