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Prepositions with reputation

How to use reputation

Reputation commonly appears with for or as. Of reputation and to reputation are limited or nonstandard in most contexts.

Quick answer

Correct patterns with reputation

Use reputation for to describe what someone is known for, and reputation as to describe a role or quality. Of reputation appears mainly in formal phrases like a man of reputation. To reputation is not standard.

She has a reputation for honesty
He gained a reputation as a skilled lawyer

Choose the pattern by meaning

These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.

1
reputation for + quality

Describing what someone is known for

For introduces a characteristic or behaviour.

The company has a reputation for reliability
2
reputation as + role

Describing status or identity

As introduces a role or description.

She earned a reputation as a fair manager
3
of reputation

Formal descriptive phrase

This formal structure means respected or well known.

He was a scholar of reputation

See the difference in context

The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.

Construction
Example
Meaning
of reputation
She came from a family of reputation.
formal and literary
to reputation
The phrase to reputation is not standard English.
generally incorrect
reputation for
The restaurant has a reputation for good service.
standard modern pattern

Common mistakes

Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.

Using to after reputation

Reputation does not normally take to.

✕ reputation to honesty ✓ reputation for honesty

Overusing of reputation

This phrase sounds formal or old-fashioned.

✓ a respected scholar

Quick practice

Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.

1. The school has a reputation ___ excellence.
2. He gained a reputation ___ a talented designer.
3. Which phrase is generally nonstandard?

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Frequently asked questions

What preposition usually follows reputation?

For is the most common choice.

Is of reputation old-fashioned?

Yes, it sounds formal or literary in modern English.

Can I say reputation to?

No. English normally uses for or as instead.

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