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
Hell’s greatest feat, however, is a studied transposition of the infamous affair between the nineteenth-century French poets Paul Verlaine and Arthur Rimbaud onto the lives of Vaughn and Wode.
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Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2026
Facing the infamous San Diego State full-court press as the Aztecs tried to storm back from a 21-point deficit, junior forward Drew Fielder brought down a rebound and wasn’t fazed.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
Paying tribute to the infamous gardens, the young family also posed for a portrait in the wildflowers, with the manor in the background.
—Elle Meier, InStyle, 3 Mar. 2026
The trial surrounding Ye’s now-infamous Malibu Beach home has entered its second week.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2026
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Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2026
Facing the infamous San Diego State full-court press as the Aztecs tried to storm back from a 21-point deficit, junior forward Drew Fielder brought down a rebound and wasn’t fazed.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
Paying tribute to the infamous gardens, the young family also posed for a portrait in the wildflowers, with the manor in the background.
—Elle Meier, InStyle, 3 Mar. 2026
The trial surrounding Ye’s now-infamous Malibu Beach home has entered its second week.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infamous
notorious
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Bondi’s contempt for legal ethics is so notorious that 384 fellow Stetson Law alumni called on the school to formally disapprove her.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
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The supervisors voted more than four years ago to shut down Men’s Central Jail, a downtown facility notorious for dangerous and deteriorating conditions, without building a replacement.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Infamous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infamous. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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