Synonyms for infamy
ˈɪn fə miin·famy

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1. infamy

   Synonyms:
   contempt, contumely, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, humiliation, ignominy, oblivion, obscurity, shame

   Antonyms:
   celebrity, credit, distinction, eminence, fame, glory, honor, laurels, notoriety, renown, reputation, repute

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1. infamy

   Synonyms:
   despair, degradation, disgrace, ignominy, obloquy, extreme vileness, dishonor

   Antonyms:
   honor, reputation, celebrity, glory, renown

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1. infamy, opprobriumnoun

   a state of extreme dishonor

   "a date which will live in infamy"- F.D.Roosevelt; "the name was a by-word of scorn and opprobrium throughout the city"

   Synonyms:
   obloquy, opprobrium

   Antonyms:
   fame, renown, celebrity

2. infamynoun

   evil fame or public reputation

   Synonyms:
   opprobrium

   Antonyms:
   fame, renown, celebrity

Matched Categories

1. • Dishonor
   • Disrepute

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1. infamynoun

   Synonyms:
   dishonor, disgrace, discredit, disrepute, shame, ignominy, obloquy, opprobrium, odium, scandal, abasement

2. infamynoun

   Synonyms:
   disgracefulness, dishonorableness, shamefulness, odiousness, detestableness, scandalousness, wickedness, atrocity, villany

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1. infamynoun

   Synonyms:
   disgrace, ignominy, odium, obloquy, opprobrium

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1. List of paraphrases for "infamy":

   obscenity, shame

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How to use infamy in a sentence?

1. Benjamin Franklin:

   Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy.

2. Seth Ferranti:

   I was surprised Alpo was being that bold and brash – the dude is not bulletproof, a lot of these Mafia mobsters are on YouTube or the internet as well-known informants enjoying their notoriety and their infamy on social media but they’re even not going back to where they’re from.

3. David Yepsen:

   I think Democrats are going to be pleased, he's not going to go far enough to quiet the critics. This was no 'day of infamy' speech.

4. Dan Gross:

   Notoriety serves as a reward for these killers and as a call-to-action for others who would seek to do similar harm in the name of infamy.

5. Tieck:

   He is not dead who departs from life with a high and noble fame; but he is dead, even while living, whose brow is branded with infamy.