as in notorious
not respectable
the infamous criminal who remains known only by the moniker of "Jack the Ripper"
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Recent Examples of infamous
The Republicans had adopted the infamous Project 2025, the far-right agenda being implemented under Trump, so the DNC is constructing a Project 2029, with a principal focus on protecting voting rights, Kleeb said.
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Andrew Cockburn, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
At last, the most infamous latecomer in all of literature has arrived—not in the flesh, but in South Africa’s Afrikaans language.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 July 2025
Billy Bush brought up Donald Trump‘s infamous Access Hollywood tape during a new interview with Rob Lowe on the actor’s SiriusXM podcast Literally!
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
That still left a chunk of the brand up for grabs, this one primarily pertaining to what Fyre Fest is most infamous for: Live events.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2025
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Andrew Cockburn, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
At last, the most infamous latecomer in all of literature has arrived—not in the flesh, but in South Africa’s Afrikaans language.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 July 2025
Billy Bush brought up Donald Trump‘s infamous Access Hollywood tape during a new interview with Rob Lowe on the actor’s SiriusXM podcast Literally!
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
That still left a chunk of the brand up for grabs, this one primarily pertaining to what Fyre Fest is most infamous for: Live events.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infamous
notorious
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This being the 50th anniversary of Steven Spielberg's landmark shark horror film, much of the convention was devoted to celebrating Jaws' milestone — for better or for worse — in the representation of the notorious marine mammals.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
14 July 2025
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The most notorious, the Escuela de Mecánica de la Armada, had been converted into the ESMA Museum and Site of Memory.—
Julia M. Klein,
The Atlantic,
11 July 2025
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“Infamous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infamous. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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