infamous
[adjective]
Synonyms: notorious, disreputable, ignominious, ill-famed

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Antonyms: illustrious
Contrasted words: distinguished, eminent, esteemed, honored, illustrious, notable, prestigious, reputable, glorious, splendid, sublime
Related Words: abominable, atrocious, evil, hateful, heinous, iniquitous, odious, scandalous, vile, villainous, contemptible, despicable, scurvy, sorry, disgraceful, disreputable, ignominious, shameful

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English Thesaurus: famous, well-known, celebrated, renowned/noted, legendary, ...

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in‧fa‧mous /ˈɪnfəməs/ adjective
[Word Family: adjective: famed, famous, infamous; adverb: famously, infamously; noun: fame]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: infamis, from fama; ⇒ fame]
well known for being bad or evil:
an infamous killer
Los Angeles’ infamous smog
infamous for
This area is infamous for drugs and prostitution.
—infamously adverb

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famous known about by a lot of people in many places, often all over the world:
She always wanted to be famous.
The Mona Lisa is Da Vinci’s most famous painting.
well-known known about by a lot of people, especially in a particular place:
Shilpa Shetty was well-known in India, but few people in the UK had heard of her.
a well-known brand of cat food
celebrated written very well-known and admired:
Dalí is one of Spain’s most celebrated artists.
Martin Luther King’s celebrated speech
renowned/noted famous, especially for a particular thing or activity. Noted is more formal than renowned:
The British are renowned for their love of animals.
The area is noted for its wines.
An internationally renowned chef owns the restaurant.
legendary very famous and greatly admired – used especially about people who have been doing something for a long time or who have died:
the legendary blues guitarist, BB King
Her stage performances were legendary.
celebrity noun [countable] someone who often appears in newspapers, on television etc and is well-known to the public:
The magazine is full of gossip about celebrities.
Reality TV can turn its participants into celebrities.
notorious /nəʊˈtɔːriəs, nə- $ noʊ-, nə-/ famous because of doing something bad:
a notorious criminal
a notorious legal case
infamous famous because of doing something very bad, which seems immoral or evil:
the infamous attack on the World Trade Center
the infamous Jack the Ripper

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