as in notorious
not respectable
the infamous criminal who remains known only by the moniker of "Jack the Ripper"
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Reunions are known to bring the drama, but when things got heated between Atlanta's Porsha Williams and Kenya Moore during their infamous season 6 fight, Williams had to pay the consequences.
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Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
Subscription numbers, which used to send shares roaring higher each quarter (except during an infamous slump in 2022), are no longer regularly disclosed by Netflix.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
The Grandest Game, an annual competition run by billionaire Avery Grambs and the four infamous Hawthorne brothers, is designed to give anyone a shot at fame and fortune.
—Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
The Food Network star took to social media after receiving backlash for interacting with two infamous guests at Saturday night’s UFC 327 event at the Kaseya Center in downtown Miami.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
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Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
Subscription numbers, which used to send shares roaring higher each quarter (except during an infamous slump in 2022), are no longer regularly disclosed by Netflix.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
The Grandest Game, an annual competition run by billionaire Avery Grambs and the four infamous Hawthorne brothers, is designed to give anyone a shot at fame and fortune.
—Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
The Food Network star took to social media after receiving backlash for interacting with two infamous guests at Saturday night’s UFC 327 event at the Kaseya Center in downtown Miami.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infamous
notorious
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Decades later, the director admitted much of the notorious shockumentary was staged, though audiences continue to believe some segments are authentic footage.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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Most of the latest atrocities have been blamed on the RSF and their Janjaweed allies — Arab militias that were notorious for atrocities in the early 2000s against people identifying as East or Central African in Darfur.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Infamous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infamous. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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