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
This is the story of the most infamous inside joke in cinema history.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 June 2025
Mike Judge’s infamous duo, Beavis & Butt-Head, are headed to the first-person shooter.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
On Monday, Israel struck two of the biggest symbols of Iranian repression: the entryway of the infamous Evin Prison, where thousands of dissidents have been held, and the headquarters of the Basij, the paramilitary wing of the Revolutionary Guard, which is used to crack down on opposition.
—Robin Wright, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
With his infamous Scud and al-Husayn ballistic missiles, Saddam’s forces would bring the war to civilians in major Iranian cities like Tabriz, Isfahan, Shiraz, and, of course, Tehran.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 June 2025
Mike Judge’s infamous duo, Beavis & Butt-Head, are headed to the first-person shooter.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
On Monday, Israel struck two of the biggest symbols of Iranian repression: the entryway of the infamous Evin Prison, where thousands of dissidents have been held, and the headquarters of the Basij, the paramilitary wing of the Revolutionary Guard, which is used to crack down on opposition.
—Robin Wright, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
With his infamous Scud and al-Husayn ballistic missiles, Saddam’s forces would bring the war to civilians in major Iranian cities like Tabriz, Isfahan, Shiraz, and, of course, Tehran.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infamous
notorious
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Swap them out especially since road trips are notorious for convenience store stops and the resultant waste, but a little preparation goes a long way.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Physiologically, these states of bodily outpourings are of course quite self-explanatory, given all the melting, leaking, sweating, salivating and squirting the Sapphic body is notorious for in the art of Sapphics of all genders throughout history.—
Siouxzi Connor
June 20,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
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