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Synonyms for scoundrel

Most common

villain rascal knave rogue

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honor or virtue.

Forms

Plural
scoundrels → villains, rascals, knaves, rogues…

Example sentences

  • 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?
  • knave You've thwarted my plans for the last time, you miserable knave!

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
scoundrelrising
roguerising
villainrising
rascalrising
knavesteady

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

By length

3 letters
dog1, rat1, cad1
5 letters
devil2, rogue1, knave1, scamp
6 letters
tinker2, rascal2, wretch1
7 letters
villain2, bastard2, ruffian, stinker, bounder2, caitiff
8 letters
swindler3
9 letters
reprobate3, miscreant3, scallywag
10 letters
blackguard, scapegrace

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (devil2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
scélérat
Italiano
scellerato