as in notorious
not respectable
the infamous criminal who remains known only by the moniker of "Jack the Ripper"
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The iconic talk show host, who led his own eponymous series for decades, visited the Criterion Closet (in the below video) to reminisce about a few of his most beloved films — and most infamous moments on his series.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 7 July 2025
July 1987 flood that killed campers near Comfort, Texas
One of the most infamous occurrences prior to the July 4 flooding occurred in 1987, when devastating flooding impacted the region around Comfort, Texas.
—ABC News, 7 July 2025
Queen Camilla isn't the only recent royal to form an attachment to a piece from the infamous Greville collection.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 4 July 2025
One of the United Kingdom’s most infamous immigration detention centers - Campsfield in England’s Oxfordshire - is set to reopen in late 2025, after closing in 2019 amid outcry over inmate conditions, and an official review into their welfare.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 7 July 2025
July 1987 flood that killed campers near Comfort, Texas
One of the most infamous occurrences prior to the July 4 flooding occurred in 1987, when devastating flooding impacted the region around Comfort, Texas.
—ABC News, 7 July 2025
Queen Camilla isn't the only recent royal to form an attachment to a piece from the infamous Greville collection.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 4 July 2025
One of the United Kingdom’s most infamous immigration detention centers - Campsfield in England’s Oxfordshire - is set to reopen in late 2025, after closing in 2019 amid outcry over inmate conditions, and an official review into their welfare.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes.com, 3 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 18 Jul. 2025.
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