Infamous is not an antonym of famous, neither is it a synonym. If a famous person is popular, so is an infamous person. In fact, infamous people have far more recognition value than the famous.

However, knowing when to call a person famous and when to call them infamous is very necessary if you do not want to offend them. This is because a famous person is known for all the good reasons while the infamous person is recognized for all the ill deeds or other wrong reasons.

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