notorious

Examples

• All

• This area is notorious for its high crime rate and unsafe neighborhoods.

• Vandergraphs are notorious for not working when you need them to.

• And the South is notorious for having a lot of issues like that.

  Julian Dorey

• So our department as an English teacher is notorious for how much we do.

• French generals in Spain were notorious for their looting.

• One of the most notorious forms of alleged abuse is the class action coupon settlement.

  Academic text (2017)

• Fashion journalists were also notorious for taking everything they could, from free meals to fur coats.

  Fiction book (1994)

• And his grandfather had been one of the most notorious bootleggers of the 21st century.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Japanese university examinations have been notorious for their high-stakes and high-pressure nature.

  Academic text (2015)

• Just about everyone knows that London's notorious network of cameras and PCSOs does not deter crime.

  Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

I

infamous

vsnotorious

168 5.1

Famous for doing something bad or shameful

is used for a general bad reputation rather than strong moral wickedness

U

unfamous

vsnotorious

• Archaic

1 9.9

Many people know and fear someone for cruel actions

is the modern expression used instead for the same negative sense

I

ill-famed

vsnotorious

7.8

People know a place or person for bad actions

is the common label for having a bad reputation without stressing breadth

Antonyms

R

respected

8 2.3

Admired by many people for good qualities

Compounds

N

notorious goonda

• Offensive

9.9

A criminal who uses violence to scare people in a local area

N

notorious jacker

• Slang

9.9

A person who steals things again and again

N

notorious masturbator

• Offensive

9.9

A person widely known for often touching their own body for sexual pleasure

How Notorious

infamous

168 5.1

notorious

163 5.6

known

2 1.0

unknown

629 2.3

Surface Forms

Etymology