Synonyms of infamous

infamous

adjective

ˈin-fə-məs 

as in notorious

not respectable

the infamous criminal who remains known only by the moniker of "Jack the Ripper"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• notorious
• shady
• criminal
• immoral
• disgraceful
• shameful
• ignominious
• disreputable
• shoddy
• bad
• discreditable
• dishonorable
• opprobrious
• shy
• low
• dirty
• louche
• vile
• vicious
• unrespectable
• wicked
• corrupt
• sordid
• evil
• unethical
• seamy
• unsavory
• wrong
• nefarious
• despicable
• villainous
• detestable
• mean
• miserable
• rotten
• contemptible
• base
• iniquitous
• sinful
• wretched
• inglorious
• unrighteous
• reprehensible
• perverted
• depraved
• blameworthy
• degenerate
• debauched
• dissolute
• loose
• debased
• censurable
• libertine
• blamable
• reprobate
• gamy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• honorable
• reputable
• respectable
• moral
• good
• noble
• prestigious
• righteous
• decent
• ethical
• just
• honest
• legal
• esteemed
• reputed
• upright
• permitted
• principled
• respected
• authorized
• permissible
• licensed
• proper
• endorsed
• approved
• correct
• exemplary
• clean
• upstanding
• sanctioned
• decorous
• creditable
• commendable
• blameless
• seemly
• guiltless

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of infamous

Between 1989 and 1990, a string of brutal murders in Florida thrust Aileen Wuornos into the public eye and made her one of America's most infamous killers. —Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025

The massacre at Whitehouse Farm, in the summer of 1985, was one of the most infamous crimes in British history. —Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025

The 1886 hotel was once an experimental hospital set up by infamous charlatan Norman Baker. —Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025

Everyone knows the infamous Bonnie and Clyde for their romanticized criminal life on the run. —Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2025