infamous

adjective

ˈin-fə-məs How to pronounce infamous (audio)
Definition of infamousnext
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 Just look at the season’s infamous high school love interests. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026 But a horrible finish underscored by atrocious starting pitching and a 15-37 record across August and September sealed Colorado’s fate to join baseball’s infamous club of teams that have experienced extended misery. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2026 Jamal, who co-founded the Somali Justice Advocacy Center, which helps immigrants find pro bono attorneys, also helped retain a lawyer for the Somali teenager charged with piracy in the infamous Captain Richard Phillips hostage-taking. — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026 The exhibition debuted Hirst’s infamous shark in a formaldehyde tank, with the title The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living (1991). — Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for infamous
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notorious
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  • Since then, the once-notorious prison closed its death chamber and Newsom has upheld it as a model of rehabilitation.
    — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • This blob of exceptionally warm water formed by spinning off of the Gulf’s Loop Current that is notorious for boosting hurricane strength.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2026
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“Infamous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infamous. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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