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
The Declaration of Independence, signed in 1776, is infamous for a contradiction.
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James Doubek,
NPR,
3 July 2026
The change resulted in now-infamous imagery of Hernandez sharing podium spots with the female second-place finishers.
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Jackson Thompson Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
In 2011, there was the infamous security breach that brought PSN down for 23 days, though that was just… bad, rather than Sony making some specific decision.
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Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
The Brooklyn neighborhood where, if Swiftie lyrical interpretations are to be trusted, Swift left a now-infamous scarf at the home of one Maggie Gyllenhaal around 2010.
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Lily Boyce,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for infamous
James Doubek,
NPR,
3 July 2026
The change resulted in now-infamous imagery of Hernandez sharing podium spots with the female second-place finishers.
—
Jackson Thompson Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
In 2011, there was the infamous security breach that brought PSN down for 23 days, though that was just… bad, rather than Sony making some specific decision.
—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
The Brooklyn neighborhood where, if Swiftie lyrical interpretations are to be trusted, Swift left a now-infamous scarf at the home of one Maggie Gyllenhaal around 2010.
—
Lily Boyce,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infamous
notorious
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During an April 2024 interview with The Sun, John revealed that he was diagnosed with toxic peripheral polyneuropathy, a condition linked to his time at Camp Lejeune, a notorious military base in North Carolina, where the water was severely contaminated in the 1980s.
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Morey was fired in May after Philadelphia failed to get past the second round of the playoffs, extending the franchise's notorious Eastern Conference Finals drought.
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“Infamous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infamous. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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