Synonyms for infamous
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Notorious — having a bad reputation; disreputable; notorious; unpleasant or evil; widely known, especially for something…
notorious, disreputable, ill-famed, nefarious, heinous, ignoble, ignominious, vile, inglorious, odious, shameful, disgraceful, atrocious, villainous, bad, wicked, dark, detestable, foul, dishonorable US, dishonourable UK, base, flagitious formal
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having a bad reputation; disreputable; notorious; unpleasant or evil; widely known, especially for something scornful.
He was an infamous traitor.
Related words
- Word family
- infamy
Example sentences
- notorious Sharks are notorious for having a thirst for blood.
- nefarious Nothing is more nefarious than hopelessness.
- disreputable Used car salesmen are a disreputable bunch.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| infamous | rising | |
| notorious | rising | |
| nefarious | rising | |
| disreputable | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- bad1
- 4 letters
- dark1, base1, foul1, vile1
- 6 letters
- wicked2, odious3
- 7 letters
- heinous2, ignoble3
- 8 letters
- shameful2
- 9 letters
- notorious4, atrocious3, nefarious4
- 10 letters
- villainous3, detestable, inglorious4, flagitious
- 11 letters
- disgraceful3, ignominious5
- 12 letters
- dishonorable5, disreputable5
- 13 letters
- dishonourable
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wicked2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- infâme
- Italiano
- infame
- Español
- infame
- Deutsch
- niederträchtig