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Synonyms for scallywag

Most common

monkey rogue villain rascal

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A disreputable fellow, a good-for-nothing, a scapegrace, a blackguard

Related words

Word family
scally
Other spellings
scalawag scallawag scalliwag skalawag

Forms

Plural
scallywags → villains, monkeys, rogues, rascals…

Example sentences

  • monkey I'm not talking to you; I'm talking to the monkey.
  • rogue Those rogue rebels do not deserve to roam the Earth.
  • villain The villain threatened to defenestrate the hostages.
  • rascal Who knew that he would turn out to be such a rascal?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
scallywagsteady
monkeysteady
roguerising
villainrising
rascalrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
imp1
5 letters
rogue1, knave1, scamp
6 letters
monkey2, rascal2, wretch1, varlet
7 letters
villain2
8 letters
mischief2
9 letters
scoundrel2, miscreant3
10 letters
blackguard, scapegrace
11 letters
rapscallion

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (monkey2 = 2 syllables).