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adjective. uk / nəʊˈtɔː.ri.əs / / nəˈtɔː.ri.əs / us / noʊˈtɔːr.i.əs / Add to word list. C1. famous for something bad: one of Mexico's most notorious criminals. The company is notorious for paying its bills late. Synonym. infamous. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. known and recognized by many people.
The meaning of NOTORIOUS is generally known and talked of; especially : widely and unfavorably known. How to use notorious in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Notorious.
Some common synonyms of notorious are celebrated, distinguished, eminent, famous, illustrious, noted, and renowned. While all these words mean "known far and wide," notorious frequently adds to famous an implication of questionableness or evil. a notorious gangster.
Use the adjective notorious to describe people, places, or things that are famous for a bad reason. A good synonym for notorious is infamous; both words mean "well-known, and not in a good way."
adjective. us / noʊˈtɔːr.i.əs / uk / nəʊˈtɔː.ri.əs / / nəˈtɔː.ri.əs / Add to word list. C1. famous for something bad: one of Mexico's most notorious criminals. The company is notorious for paying its bills late. Synonym. infamous. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. known and recognized by many people.
adjective. To be notorious means to be well-known for something bad. ...an area notorious for crime and violence. [+ for] She told us the story of one of Britain's most notorious country house murders. famous. Synonyms: infamous, disreputable, opprobrious, scandalous More Synonyms of notorious. notoriously adverb [usu ADV group, oft ADV before v]
adjective. /nəʊˈtɔːriəs/ well known for being bad. a notorious criminal. a location made notorious by battles between local gangs. notorious for something/for doing something The country is notorious for its appalling prison conditions. notorious as something The bar has become notorious as a meeting-place for drug dealers.
famous for something bad: a notorious criminal. She was notorious for her bad temper. notoriously. adverb. Mount Everest is a notoriously difficult mountain to climb. (Definition of notorious from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
What does the word notorious mean? There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the word notorious, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word notorious? About 5 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.
adjective. widely and unfavorably known: a notorious gambler. Synonyms: ill-famed, disreputable, flagrant, arrant, egregious, infamous. publicly or generally known, as for a particular trait: a newspaper that is notorious for its sensationalism. Synonyms: famous, conspicuous, prominent, celebrated, renowned, notable. notorious.
