Antonyms 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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.8 / 4 votes

1. notorious

   Antonyms:
   suspected, reported, reputed

   Synonyms:
   known, undisputed, recognized, allowed

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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";

   Antonyms:
   reputable

   Synonyms:
   infamous, ill-famed

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1. notoriousadjective

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

How to use notorious in a sentence?

1. Christina Richey:

   Institutions appear to be more worried about self-preservation than about their most vulnerable members, it's understandable from a financial standpoint, frankly, but when we don't see notorious harassers being fired or suffering any adverse consequences, we are less confident that complaints will be heard and adjudicated fairly. Then there are fewer complaints and less enforcement.

2. Joshua Wong:

   All these weapons are imported from the United States. Given the innumerable proof of police brutality in recent protests, all countries should call a halt to the sale of arms to the notorious Hong Kong Police.

3. John Ryding:

   With August and September being notorious for initially under-reporting job gains, today's data add to the case that employment growth will pick up in October and the unemployment rate will continue to grind lower.

4. Baquer Namazi:

   Yet seven years and two presidents later, I remain caged in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison, holding that long overdue IOU along with the unenviable title of the longest held Iranian-American hostage in history.

5. Rory Smith:

   They are notorious for using videos and images purportedly showing the adverse effects of vaccines, such as autism in children and seizures in other vaccine recipients, the more emotive and graphic the videos and images — irrespective of whether it's actually linked at all to vaccines or not — the better.

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