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Synonyms of rogue

33 similar words

Another word for rogue is ne'er-do-well. Other synonyms of rogue are rascal, scoundrel, scamp, scapegrace and undesirable.

Synonyms and similar words for rogue

nounA scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person.

  • antimodelSomebody or something that serves as the opposite of a model, representing what one does not want to be or achieve.
  • bad guyA villain, particularly an antagonist in a story.
  • baddie
  • bastard
  • beggarA mean or wretched person; a scoundrel.
  • blackguardAn unprincipled, contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.
  • bounder
  • cad
  • evildoerA person who performs evil acts.
  • heavy informal
  • knaveA tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person.
  • miscreant
  • ne'er-do-wellA person who is up to no good; a rogue.
  • rapscallionA rascal, scamp, rogue, or scoundrel.
  • rascalA dishonest person; a rogue, a scoundrel, a trickster.
  • scabA mean, dirty, paltry fellow.
  • scampA rascal, swindler, or rogue; a ne'er-do-well.
  • scapegraceA wild and reckless person (especially a boy); a scoundrel.
  • scoundrelA mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honor or virtue.
  • scum
  • scumbag
  • thug
  • undesirableAn undesirable person.
  • varletA rogue or scoundrel.
  • villain
  • cockatrice archaicAn evil, deceitful, or destructive person.
  • coistril obsolete
  • fustilarian obsoleteA low fellow; a stinkard; a scoundrel.
  • harlot obsoleteA churl; a common man; a person, male or female, of low birth, especially one given to low conduct.
  • lidderon archaic, dialectalOne who is lazy, idle, or bad; rascal; scoundrel; a weakling.
  • makeshift obsoleteA rogue; a shifty person.
  • niding archaic
  • nithing archaicA wicked person; also, one who has acted immorally or unlawfully.

Meaning of rogue

  1. noun A scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person.
  2. noun A mischievous scamp.
  3. noun A vagrant.

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Questions about synonyms of rogue

What is another word for rogue?
Rogue has 33 synonyms on Word.ws, such as ne'er-do-well, rascal, scoundrel, scamp, scapegrace, undesirable and evildoer.
What does rogue mean?
Rogue means a scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: rogue (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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