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Synonyms for notorious
noʊˈtɔr i əs, -ˈtoʊr-, nə-no·to·ri·ous

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Wiktionary3.0 / 5 votes

  1. notoriousadjective

    Synonyms:
    ill-famed, infamous

  2. notoriousadjective

    Widely known, especially for something bad; infamous.

    Synonyms:
    infamous, ill-famed

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms3.8 / 4 votes

  1. notorious

    Synonyms:
    known, undisputed, recognized, allowed

    Antonyms:
    suspected, reported, reputed

Princeton's WordNet3.0 / 1 vote

  1. ill-famed, infamous, notoriousadjective

    known widely and usually unfavorably

    "a notorious gangster"; "the tenderloin district was notorious for vice"; "the infamous Benedict Arnold";

    Synonyms:
    infamous, ill-famed

    Antonyms:
    reputable

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. notoriousadjective

    Synonyms:
    open, overt, patent, manifest, obvious, apparent, evident, well-known

  2. notoriousadjective

    Synonyms:
    conspicuous (generally in a bad sense), noted, celebrated, famous, famed

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words2.5 / 2 votes

  1. notoriousadjective

    Synonyms:
    talked of, evident, obvious, noted, famous (usually unfavorable)

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "notorious":

    infamous, famous, well-known, known, renowned, celebrated, famed

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#1846allowed
#2717famous
#3799recognized
#10666renowned
#10818celebrated
#13082notorious
#16937infamous
#22360famed
#32208undisputed

How to use notorious in a sentence?

  1. Paul Forrester:

    There have been a number of notorious bond squeezes when there have been a lot of CDS outstanding and fewer deliverable bonds, it can drive up the price of the scarce bonds if more CDS settle physically, and in such a situation CDS buyers could get smaller payouts than they might otherwise have expected.

  2. Jonathan Zdziarski:

    [ But ] I can tell you that the US government considers China to be a threat to our infrastructure. China is notorious for hacking our government and private industry. If Apple Maps has as healthy a business relationship with China, then I hope they're at least smart enough to keep them at arm’s length.

  3. Fadel Gheit:

    Petrobras is great at over-promising and under-delivering. They are notorious in the industry, i don't know how anyone takes them seriously.

  4. Trev McKendry:

    Ilkhani, 21 -- were arrested in their hometown of Tehran on November 10, 2015by the Army of Guardians of the Islamic Revolution, according to the music blog Loudwire. Citing a letter from a friend of the band posted on the Canadian music site Metal Nation Radio, it says the two were charged with blasphemy, advertising against the system, forming and operating an underground record label that promotes the satanic metal/rock style of music, writing religious, atheistic, political and anarchistic lyrics, and interviewing with radio stations based in other nations. The letter said the pair had been held in Iran’s notorious Evin prison for nearly two months in solitary confinement, were only released on Feb. 5 after they paid 1,000,000,000 Rial( about $ 30,000), and now await trial. Trev McKendry, who posted the anonymous letter on Metal Nation Radio, posted a video on YouTube telling Confess that the global heavy metal community is behind them. I've taken [ spreading the word ] upon myself because my source, who is close to the band, reached out to me and specifically said that they asked me to help.

  5. Ruth Bader Ginsburg:

    It was beyond my wildest imagination that I would one day become the Notorious RBG. I am now 86 years old and yet people of all ages want to take their picture with me. Amazing.


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