as in notorious
not respectable
the infamous criminal who remains known only by the moniker of "Jack the Ripper"
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Perhaps the most recent and high-profile is the infamous falling out between Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and the British Royal Family.
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Barry Levitt, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
Evergreen High School is located about 20 miles from Columbine High School, the site of an infamous 1999 mass shooting that killed 12 students and a teacher.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
In 1956, long before those flashy rhinestone jumpsuits, the infamous Jungle Room, and all the Vegas excess, Elvis was just a handsome, super-talented guy playing high schools and military bases along the Gulf coast.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
After a now-infamous weather delay derailed a powerhouse clash at CPKC Stadium earlier this year, Saturday night’s matchup between the Kansas City Current and Washington Spirit provided a second bite at the apple.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
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Barry Levitt, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
Evergreen High School is located about 20 miles from Columbine High School, the site of an infamous 1999 mass shooting that killed 12 students and a teacher.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
In 1956, long before those flashy rhinestone jumpsuits, the infamous Jungle Room, and all the Vegas excess, Elvis was just a handsome, super-talented guy playing high schools and military bases along the Gulf coast.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
After a now-infamous weather delay derailed a powerhouse clash at CPKC Stadium earlier this year, Saturday night’s matchup between the Kansas City Current and Washington Spirit provided a second bite at the apple.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infamous
notorious
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The most notorious of these events is the shooting of Trump during a Pennsylvania campaign rally last year.—
Jesse Bedayn,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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One of the most popular, and notorious, alprazolam—more commonly known as Xanax—has a half-life of only twelve hours.—
P.E. Moskowitz
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Infamous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infamous. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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