Synonyms for ruffian
All synonyms
Noun
1. Bully — A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person
bully, rowdy, miscreant, thug, hooligan, rascal, hoodlum, scoundrel, desperado, bad-boy, savage, bully boy, lout, wild man, knave, roughneck, ruffneck US, scamp, barbarian, tough, brawler, rogue, yob UK
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Definitions
- n. 1
A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person.
Related words
- Word family
- ruffianish ruffianlike ruffianly ruffianous
Forms
- Plural
- ruffians → bullies, rowdies, miscreants, thugs…
Example sentences
- bully Sami is the only bully I have ever had in my life.
- thug The police officer abused his power over the thug.
- rowdy Tom always gets rowdy when he drinks tequila.
By length
- 3 letters
- yob
- 4 letters
- thug1, lout1
- 5 letters
- tough1, bully2, rogue1, rowdy2, knave1, scamp
- 6 letters
- savage2, rascal2
- 7 letters
- brawler, hoodlum2
- 8 letters
- hooligan3, ruffneck
- 9 letters
- barbarian4, scoundrel2, desperado4, miscreant3, roughneck2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bully2 = 2 syllables).