notoriety

Noun

Meaning

The quality or condition of being notorious; the state of being generally or publicly known; -- commonly used in an unfavorable sense; as, the notoriety of a crime.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

ill fame infamy notoriousness fame eminence center stage name character famous note reputation distinction currency ink publicity
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Antonyms

lion letter dark honor neglect mock
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Hypernyms

infamy

Hyponyms

reputation

Examples

When a child wants to be accepted, he'll do anything. And if it means you're getting a certain amount of notoriety from a fight, that's what you'll do. Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Whatever pretended pessimists in search of notoriety may say, most people are naturally kind, at heart. James Branch Cabell

You get to be famous or have some notoriety and there are so many people who want a piece of you. Oscar De La Hoya

I don't usually talk much about this, Chester, because my grandfather dinned it into me as a child that it doesn't make any difference who you're descended from unless you can do something yourself to match what your ancestors did to gain their own notoriety. John Brunner

A pinch of notoriety will do. Quentin Crisp

Notoriety travels farther away. Chinese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

notopterid notopteroid notorhizal notorious notorious eater notorious spendthrift