Synonyms for blackguard
- noun
- verb
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Villain — an unprincipled, contemptible person; an untrustworthy person
villain, rascal, scoundrel, rapscallion, low-life, dog, rogue, bastard, heel, cad, wretch, knave, ruffian, scamp, hound, miscreant, bounder, mischief, mischief-maker, hooligan, hoodlum, varlet
Other
polisson rare
Verb
2. Abuse
abuse, shout, clapperclaw dated
Definitions
- n. 1
An unprincipled, contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.
- v. 1
To revile or abuse in scurrilous language.
- v. 2
To act like a blackguard; to be a scoundrel.
Related words
- Word family
- blackguardry blackguardism blackguardly black-hearted
- Is a kind of
- servant
- Other spellings
- blaggard
Forms
- Plural
- blackguards → villains, rascals, scoundrels, rapscallions…
- Past participle
- blackguarded
e.g. blackguarded → guyed, roasted, ribbed, ridiculed…
Example sentences
- villain The villain threatened to defenestrate the hostages.
- rascal Who knew that he would turn out to be such a rascal?
- scoundrel Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.
- rapscallion My pet mouse is a rapscallion; she keeps escaping from her cage!
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| blackguard | rising | |
| villain | rising | |
| rascal | rising | |
| scoundrel | rising | |
| rapscallion | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- guy1, dog1, rib1, cad1
- 4 letters
- heel1
- 5 letters
- abuse2, shout1, rogue1, roast1, hound1, knave1, scamp
- 6 letters
- rascal2, wretch1, varlet
- 7 letters
- villain2, bastard2, ruffian, hoodlum2, bounder2
- 8 letters
- mischief2, ridicule3, hooligan3, polisson
- 9 letters
- scoundrel2, miscreant3
- 11 letters
- rapscallion, clapperclaw
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abuse2 = 2 syllables).