How to say "notorious" in Japanese

• 悪名高いあくめいたかいCommon
  i-adjectiveThe straightforward equivalent of 'notorious' in its negative sense, 'infamous': widely and unfavorably known. Typical contexts are criminals, organizations, or places with a bad reputation.
  その悪名あくめい高たかい犯罪者はんざいしゃは昨日きのう逮捕たいほされた。↗

  The notorious criminal was caught yesterday.
• 極め付ききわめつきCommon
  no-adjectiveSeldom the word you want for plain 'notorious': it really means 'acknowledged; of established reputation', the recognized example of its kind. It conveys 'notorious' when that reputation is bad, 'acclaimed' when good.

Choose 「悪名高い」 for the normal negative sense of 'notorious' — infamous, widely known for something bad — and reach for 「極め付き」 only when you mean the acknowledged, established example of a quality, which may be bad or good.

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• 悪名高いあくめいたかいinfamous
• 名うてなうてnotorious
• ノートリアスnotorious
• 名だたるなだたるfamous
• 極め付ききわめつきof established reputation
• 札付きふだつきnotorious
• 極めつけきわめつけof established reputation