Notorious and Unfamous

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Notorious adjective - Widely known.

Usage example: a book signing for a notorious author of tell-all celebrity biographies

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Unfamous is an antonym for notorious.

Nearby Word: notoriety

Unfamous adjective - Not widely known.

Usage example: the influenza epidemic of 1918 was eminently egalitarian: it struck down the famous and the unfamous with equal fervor

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Notorious is an antonym for unfamous.

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