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

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1. notoriousadjective

   Synonyms:
   ill-famed, infamous

2. notoriousadjective

   Widely known, especially for something bad; infamous.

   Synonyms:
   infamous, ill-famed

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1. notorious

   Synonyms:
   known, undisputed, recognized, allowed

   Antonyms:
   suspected, reported, reputed

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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

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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

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1. notoriousadjective

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "notorious":

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

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1. Steve Stalinsky:

   AQAP is notorious for putting out videos later, and they did that with the Underwear Bomber.

2. Art Caplan:

   Giving out Ambien or Provigil sleep aids 'like candy' as alleged is still dangerous and irresponsible because these drugs have notorious side effects, you really don't want to be cavalier about it. These drugs are prescription for a reason -- not the same as an over-the-counter drug.

3. Anne Bayefsky:

   The trouble with so-called U.N. human rights experts is that their notorious selectivity makes it hard to take them seriously.

4. Professor Robert Jackson:

   Evarcha culicivora has a particular hankering for Anopheles mosquitoes – the very mosquitoes notorious for being malaria vectors, this little spider is a predator that likes us and eats our enemies.

5. Sajjan Gohel:

   It created more speculation in the media, in some ways, the nom de guerre of Jihadi John gave this individual a form of notorious celebrity.