Sharks are infamous for their bloodthirsty natures.
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Infamous
//ˈɪnfəməs//
Synonyms for "infamous" (157 found)
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Closest matches (32)
Strong matches (47)
Related words (78)
not donenot the thingnotoriousobnoxiousodiousoff baseoff coloroff-baseoff-coloroffensiveopprobriousout of lineout-of-lineoutrageouspeccantperversepitiablepitifulpublicrank
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rascallyrecreantregrettablereprehensiblereprobaterepulsiverevoltingroguishrottensacrilegioussadscampishscandalousschlockscoundrellyscurvyseamyshabbyshadyshamefulshamelessshockingshoddysinfulsordidsorrysqualidstigmatizedterribletoo baduncleanundueunfitunfittingunforgivableunhealthyunlawfulunpardonableunpraiseworthyunrespectableunrighteousunsavoryunseemlyunspeakableunsuitableunworthyvenalviciousvilevillainouswickedwoefulworstworthlesswretchedwrongwrongful
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1 entriesderived
3 entriesderived from
1 entrieshas context
2 entriesrelated to
4 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
97 translations across 37 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- опозорен adj (having a bad reputation)
- позорен adj (disgraceful — see also disgraceful, scandalous)
- срамен adj (disgraceful — see also disgraceful, scandalous)
Catalan
1 entries- infame adj (having a bad reputation)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 不光彩 adj (disgraceful — see also disgraceful, scandalous)
- 惡名昭彰 /恶名昭彰 adj (having a bad reputation)
- 臭名昭著 adj (having a bad reputation)
Czech
1 entries- nechvalně známý adj (having a bad reputation)
Danish
3 entries- berygtet adj (having a bad reputation)
- infamøs adj (having a bad reputation)
- ussel adj (having a bad reputation)
Dutch
1 entries- berucht adj (having a bad reputation)
Esperanto
1 entries- fifama adj (having a bad reputation)
Faroese
1 entries- æruleysur adj (disgraceful — see also disgraceful, scandalous)
Finnish
2 entries- pahamaineinen adj (having a bad reputation)
- surullisenkuuluisa adj (having a bad reputation)
French
3 entries- abominable adj (disgraceful — see also disgraceful, scandalous)
- infâme adj (disgraceful — see also disgraceful, scandalous)
- tristement célèbre adj (having a bad reputation)
Galician
1 entries- infame adj (having a bad reputation)
German
4 entries- abscheulich adj (disgraceful — see also disgraceful, scandalous)
- anrüchig adj (having a bad reputation)
- berüchtigt adj (having a bad reputation)
- berühmt-berüchtigt adj (having a bad reputation)
Greek
1 entries- διαβόητος adj (having a bad reputation)
Hindi
2 entries- अपमानजनक adj (disgraceful — see also disgraceful, scandalous)
- कुख्यात adj (having a bad reputation)
Hungarian
1 entries- hírhedt adj (having a bad reputation)
Ido
1 entries- infama adj (having a bad reputation)
Italian
1 entries- famigerato adj (having a bad reputation)
Japanese
1 entries- 悪名高い adj (having a bad reputation)
Korean
1 entries- 악명 높은 adj (having a bad reputation)
Latin
4 entries- infāmis adj (having a bad reputation)
- propudianus adj (having a bad reputation)
- propudianus adj (disgraceful — see also disgraceful, scandalous)
- propudiosus adj (having a bad reputation)
Manx
1 entries- anghooagh adj (disgraceful — see also disgraceful, scandalous)
Māori
1 entries- mōiriiri adj (having a bad reputation)
Norwegian
1 entries- beryktet adj (having a bad reputation)
Occitan
1 entries- infame adj (having a bad reputation)
Old English
3 entries- sċandlīċ adj (disgraceful — see also disgraceful, scandalous)
- unhlīsful adj (having a bad reputation)
- unhlīsful adj (disgraceful — see also disgraceful, scandalous)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- رذیل adj (having a bad reputation)
Polish
1 entries- niesławny adj (having a bad reputation)
Portuguese
2 entries- famigerado adj (having a bad reputation)
- infame adj (having a bad reputation)
Romanian
3 entries- infam adj (having a bad reputation)
- nerușinat adj (having a bad reputation)
- ticălos adj (having a bad reputation)
Russian
4 entries- бессла́вный adj (having a bad reputation)
- печа́льно знамени́тый adj (having a bad reputation)
- печа́льно изве́стный adj (having a bad reputation)
- позо́рный adj (having a bad reputation)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- droch-chliùiteach adj (having a bad reputation)
Spanish
4 entries- de mala fama adj (having a bad reputation)
- infame adj (having a bad reputation)
- malafamado adj (having a bad reputation)
- malfamado adj (having a bad reputation)
Swedish
4 entries- avskyvärd adj (disgraceful — see also disgraceful, scandalous)
- skändlig adj (disgraceful — see also disgraceful, scandalous)
- vanfrejdad adj (having a bad reputation)
- vanhederlig adj (disgraceful — see also disgraceful, scandalous)
Thai
2 entries- ฉาว adj (having a bad reputation)
- ชื่อเสีย adj (having a bad reputation)
Turkish
4 entries- alçak adj (having a bad reputation)
- ayıp adj (having a bad reputation)
- iğrenç adj (having a bad reputation)
- iğrenç adj (disgraceful — see also disgraceful, scandalous)
Ukrainian
2 entries- безсла́вний adj (having a bad reputation)
- сумнозві́сний adj (having a bad reputation)
Vietnamese
1 entries- khét tiếng adj (having a bad reputation)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
I glare resentfully at the crimson letter, is this the infamous red-paper draft notice?
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There have been many genocides in history, but the most famous (or infamous) is that perpetrated by the Nazis.
Source: tatoeba (741559)
Year 2011's most infamous expression is "Kebab murders".
Source: tatoeba (1395208)
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