as in notorious
not respectable
the infamous criminal who remains known only by the moniker of "Jack the Ripper"
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Over the course of the season, Dexter reunites with Harrison in New York City and inadvertently finds his way into the company of other infamous serial killers secretly assembled for meetings at the estate of billionaire philanthropist Leon Prater (Peter Dinklage).
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The helicopter then lands inside the canyon, where participants start their epic journey on the river to the infamous Eyjafjallajökull volcano, past glaciers, waterfalls, and basalt columns.
—Mia Taylor, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
The most infamous case was Panama, which used to be a Colombian province.
—John Otis, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
The bombshell confession comes from a fellow death row inmate, William Noguera, who spent more than a decade building trust with Naso inside California’s infamous San Quentin State Prison.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The helicopter then lands inside the canyon, where participants start their epic journey on the river to the infamous Eyjafjallajökull volcano, past glaciers, waterfalls, and basalt columns.
—Mia Taylor, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
The most infamous case was Panama, which used to be a Colombian province.
—John Otis, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
The bombshell confession comes from a fellow death row inmate, William Noguera, who spent more than a decade building trust with Naso inside California’s infamous San Quentin State Prison.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infamous
notorious
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The most notorious of these events is the shooting of Trump during a Pennsylvania campaign rally last year.—
Jesse Bedayn,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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One of the most popular, and notorious, alprazolam—more commonly known as Xanax—has a half-life of only twelve hours.—
P.E. Moskowitz
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Infamous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infamous. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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