Synonyms for notorious
- blatant
- flagrant
- infamous
- popular
- prominent
- wanted
- well-known
- dishonorable
- disreputable
- glaring
- ill-famed
- leading
- noted
- obvious
- opprobrious
- overt
- patent
- questionable
- scandalous
- shady
- shameful
- unadmirable one belled
- undisputed
- wicked
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Antonyms for notorious
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EXAMPLES FROM THE WEB FOR NOTORIOUS
It is now, as is notorious, more in evidence than ever before.
The ardor of Mr. Gladstone's feelings on this subject is notorious.
You wouldn't suppose this man to be a notorious rascal; would you?'
When he comes out, he is surely as notorious a Thief as he was when he went in.
To make a good beginning, I will give half a dozen of the most notorious.
He smiled as he named the notorious leader of the whole organization.
So here was the great mob agitator, the notorious leader of strikes.
Just such a man as is the notorious half-breed cattle thief.
But the fate of shipwrecked mariners all over the world is notorious.
Ain't you a lucky man to have a wife as notorious as she's gettin' to be!
MORE RELATED WORDS FOR NOTORIOUS
conspicuous
adjectiveimportant, prominentdisreputable
adjectivedishonorable, lowly- abject
- bad
- base
- beggarly
- cheap
- contemptible
- derogatory
- despicable
- discreditable
- disgraceful
- disorderly
- dissolute
- ignominious
- in bad
- in low esteem
- in the doghouse
- infamous
- inglorious
- lewd
- libidinous
- licentious
- mean
- no good
- notorious
- opprobrious
- pitiable
- scandalous
- scurvy
- shabby
- shady
- shameful
- shocking
- shoddy
- sordid
- sorry
- unprincipled
- vicious
- vile
egregious
adjectiveoutstandingly bad; outrageousfamous
adjectivelegendary, notable to many- acclaimed
- applauded
- august
- brilliant
- celebrated
- conspicuous
- distinguished
- elevated
- eminent
- exalted
- excellent
- extraordinary
- foremost
- glorious
- grand
- great
- honored
- illustrious
- important
- imposing
- in limelight
- in spotlight
- influential
- leading
- lionized
- memorable
- mighty
- much-publicized
- noble
- noted
- noteworthy
- notorious
- of note
- outstanding
- peerless
- powerful
- preeminent
- prominent
- recognized
- remarkable
- renowned
- reputable
- signal
- splendid
- talked about
- well-known
flagrant
adjectiveflaunting, blatant; without shame- arrant
- atrocious
- awful
- bare-faced
- bold
- brazen
- capital
- conspicuous
- crying
- disgraceful
- dreadful
- egregious
- enormous
- flagitous
- flaming
- flashy
- glaring
- grody
- gross
- hanging out
- heinous
- immodest
- infamous
- noticeable
- notorious
- obvious
- open
- ostentatious
- out-and-out
- outrageous
- rank
- scandalous
- shameful
- shameless
- shocking
- stick out like sore thumb
- striking
- undisguised
- wicked
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
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