Synonyms for baddie
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Noun
1. Villain — A person of bad character, especially in a work of fiction
Definitions
- n. 1
A person of bad character, especially in a work of fiction.
In a western, the baddie typically wears a black hat.
Related words
- Word family
- badling
- Other spellings
- baddy
Forms
- Plural
- baddies → villains, antagonists, evil-doers, meanies…
Example sentences
- villain The villain threatened to defenestrate the hostages.
- antagonist The antagonist of the book was introduced on the second page.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| baddie | rising | |
| villain | rising | |
| antagonist | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- meanie
- 7 letters
- villain2, badling
- 10 letters
- antagonist4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (villain2 = 2 syllables).