as in notorious
not respectable
the infamous criminal who remains known only by the moniker of "Jack the Ripper"
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But the additions were a mixed bag: Some, like Sarita Choudhury’s Seema, fit in beautifully, while others, like Sara Ramírez’s infamous Che Diaz, stuck out like sore thumbs.
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 14 Aug. 2025
On The Boys, Starr portrays the famed, infamous villain Homelander of the superhero group the Seven.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025
Two months after Natalie Maines' infamous 2003 remark about President Bush, the country trio bared all about the war, the backlash, and their future.
—Kyle Anderson, EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Even those with short hair have gotten into the curly spirit with the infamous Zoomer perms.
—Kat Merck, Wired News, 12 Aug. 2025
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 14 Aug. 2025
On The Boys, Starr portrays the famed, infamous villain Homelander of the superhero group the Seven.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025
Two months after Natalie Maines' infamous 2003 remark about President Bush, the country trio bared all about the war, the backlash, and their future.
—Kyle Anderson, EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Even those with short hair have gotten into the curly spirit with the infamous Zoomer perms.
—Kat Merck, Wired News, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infamous
notorious
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The House members, Reps. Adriano Espaillat, Nydia Velazquez and Daniel Goldman, showed up at the notorious Sunset Park federal jail Wednesday morning, but were blocked at the door, then were briefly trapped between the iron gate in front of the jail and its entrance doors.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
6 Aug. 2025
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The notorious escort service eventually saw Fleiss arrested and convicted for tax evasion and implicated several Hollywood stars and politicians.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Infamous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infamous. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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