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
If my informal eight-man panel is correct, the Rockies will join Gil Hodges, Don Lock, and Claude Osteen in an infamous chapter in major league history.
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
The questionnaire The second change comes to the infamous condo questionnaire for condo buyers.
—Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
Security guard Pascal Duvier, most recently infamous for allegedly scolding 11-year-old Ada Law at a hotel in São Paulo, is clearing the air.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
While people usually spread anthrax accidentally, there are infamous examples of anthrax spread on purpose.
—Hannah Kinzer, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
The questionnaire The second change comes to the infamous condo questionnaire for condo buyers.
—Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
Security guard Pascal Duvier, most recently infamous for allegedly scolding 11-year-old Ada Law at a hotel in São Paulo, is clearing the air.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
While people usually spread anthrax accidentally, there are infamous examples of anthrax spread on purpose.
—Hannah Kinzer, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infamous
notorious
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This is Bali in the slow lane, devoid of Ubud‘s notorious traffic jams and souvenir stores, and with barely any other hotels in the surrounding area.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Around that time Uthmeier was one of the forces behind the construction of notorious Alligator Alcatraz, the immigration detention facility located in the Everglades inside the Big Cypress National Preserve.—
Greg Cote
Updated March 30,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Infamous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infamous. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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