'Notorious' definitions:
Definition of 'notorious'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Notorious'
From: GCIDE
- Notorious \No*to"ri*ous\, a. [L. notorius pointing out, making known, fr. noscere, notum, to known: cf. F. notoire. See Know.] Generally known and talked of by the public; universally believed to be true; manifest to the world; evident; -- usually in an unfavorable sense; as, a notorious thief; a notorious crime or vice. [1913 Webster]
- Your goodness, Since you provoke me, shall be most notorious. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Distinguished; remarkable; conspicuous; celebrated; noted; famous; renowned. [1913 Webster] -- {No*to"ri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {No*to"ri*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'notorious'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abominable,
- acclaimed,
- arrant,
- atrocious,
- awful,
- base,
- beastly,
- beneath contempt,
- blackguardly,
- blameworthy,
- blatant,
- bold,
- brazen,
- brazenfaced,
- brutal,
- celebrated,
- common,
- commonly known,
- commonplace,
- conspicuous,
- contemptible,
- current,
- degraded,
- deplorable,
- derogatory,
- despicable,
- detestable,
- dire,
- discreditable,
- disgraceful,
- disgusting,
- dishonorable,
- disreputable,
- distinguished,
- dreadful,
- egregious,
- embarrassing,
- enormous,
- exhibitionistic,
- fabled,
- famed,
- familiar,
- famous,
- far-famed,
- far-heard,
- fetid,
- filthy,
- flagrant,
- forward,
- foul,
- fulsome,
- glaring,
- grievous,
- gross,
- hackneyed,
- hanging out,
- hateful,
- heinous,
- honored,
- horrible,
- horrid,
- household,
- ignoble,
- ignominious,
- immodest,
- in relief,
- in the foreground,
- infamous,
- inglorious,
- knavish,
- lamentable,
- leading,
- legendary,
- loathsome,
- lousy,
- marked,
- memorable,
- monstrous,
- much acclaimed,
- mythical,
- nasty,
- naughty,
- nefarious,
- noisome,
- notable,
- noted,
- noticeable,
- obnoxious,
- obtrusive,
- odious,
- of mark,
- of note,
- offensive,
- opprobrious,
- ostensible,
- outrageous,
- outstanding,
- pitiable,
- pitiful,
- platitudinous,
- popular,
- prominent,
- pronounced,
- proverbial,
- public,
- rank,
- rascally,
- recreant,
- regrettable,
- renowned,
- reprehensible,
- reprobate,
- repulsive,
- roguish,
- rotten,
- sad,
- salient,
- scampish,
- scandalous,
- schlock,
- scoundrelly,
- scurvy,
- seamy,
- shabby,
- shady,
- shameful,
- shameless,
- shaming,
- shocking,
- shoddy,
- sordid,
- squalid,
- staring,
- stark-staring,
- sticking out,
- striking,
- talked-about,
- talked-of,
- terrible,
- too bad,
- trite,
- truistic,
- unabashed,
- unashamed,
- unblushing,
- unclean,
- unembarrassed,
- universally admitted,
- universally recognized,
- unmodest,
- unpraiseworthy,
- unrespectable,
- unsavory,
- vile,
- villainous,
- well-kenned,
- well-known,
- well-recognized,
- well-understood,
- widely known,
- woeful,
- worst,
- worthless,
- wretched