Commendable and Infamous

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Commendable adjective - Deserving of high regard or great approval.

Usage example: a commendable interest in classical music

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Infamous is an antonym for commendable.

Infamous adjective - Not respectable.

Usage example: the infamous criminal who remains known only by the moniker of “Jack the Ripper”

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Commendable is an antonym for infamous.

Nearby Words: infamy, infamously

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Infamous and Commendable. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/commendable/infamous

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