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Another word for infamous

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Adjective

  1. Known widely and unfavorably

    See also:

    knowledge

  2. So objectionable as to elicit despisal or deserve condemnation

    See also:

    good

© Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Another word for infamous

Modifier

  1. Bad

    See also:

    wicked

  2. Scandalous

    See also:

    shameful

    offensive

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Sentence Examples

  • The infamous roads and the risks during the bridgeless season greatly hamper trade.

  • My first visit to the infamous room was disappointing.

  • Inflamed with lust, they made infamous proposals to her, and when repulsed they brought against her a false charge of adultery.

  • There followed the infamous final words, "Sleeping, just sleeping."

  • His adopted son was the infamous Nana Sahib.

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