infamous

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

adj. shameful, abominable, disgraceful, unspeakable, contemptible; heinous, atrocious, base, discreditable. See improbity, disrepute.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

1. [Bad]

Syn. odious, nefarious, base, vile; see wicked 1 , 2 .

2. [Scandalous]

Syn. notorious, ill-famed, shocking, disgraceful; see offensive 2 , shameful 2 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a.

[IN fuh mus]

having a bad or scandalous reputation, notorious.

The infamous gangster went on trial today.

SYN.: notorious, disreputable, disgraceful, scandalous, villainous, dishonorable, shameful, wicked, evil, low, wretched, reprehensible, despicable.

ANT.: virtuous, illustrious, noble, revered

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Known widely and unfavorably: common, notorious. See KNOWLEDGE. 2. So objectionable as to elicit despisal or deserve condemnation: abhorrent, abominable, antipathetic, contemptible, despicable, despisable, detestable, disgusting, filthy, foul, loathsome, lousy, low, mean2, nasty, nefarious, obnoxious, odious, repugnant, rotten, shabby, vile, wretched. See GOOD.