infamous

[in-fuh-muhs] / ˈɪn fə məs /

ADJECTIVE

shameful, bad in reputation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

disgraceful egregious hateful heinous ignominious monstrous notorious outrageous scandalous shocking vicious vile

WEAK

abominable atrocious base contemptible corrupt degenerate despicable detestable dishonorable disreputable evil flagitious foul ill-famed iniquitous loathsome miscreant nefarious odious offensive opprobrious perverse questionable rotten scurvy shady sorry unhealthy villainous wicked

Antonyms

STRONGEST

friendly gentle good kind little magnificent nice pleasant wonderful

WEAK

dignified glorious innocent moral perfect principled pure respectable righteous virtuous

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Those jailed at the infamous prison in Caracas would be released "over the next few hours", he added.

From BBC

The infamous air-con unit was later used as an idea for Halloween outfit.

From BBC

With just two wins in their last seven games and echoes of that infamous result against Birmingham in their draw last night, the pressure is on for Arsenal.

From BBC

“At no time did I ever witness the side of Epstein’s life for which he is now infamous.”

From The Wall Street Journal

But that test would only be a checkpoint in Volodin’s journey through Germany’s infamous bureaucracy.

From The Wall Street Journal

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