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Synonyms of scab

37 similar words

Another word for scab is rogue. Other synonyms of scab are antimodel, bad guy, baddie, bastard and beggar.

Synonyms and similar words for scab

nounA mean, dirty, paltry fellow.

  • 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-well
  • rapscallionA rascal, scamp, rogue, or scoundrel.
  • rascal
  • rogueA scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person.
  • scamp
  • 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.
  • varlet
  • 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 obsolete
  • niding archaic
  • nithing archaicA wicked person; also, one who has acted immorally or unlawfully.

nounA worker who acts against trade union policies; any picket crosser (strikebreaker), and especially...

Meaning of scab

  1. noun An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed during healing.
  2. noun The scabies.
  3. noun The mange, especially when it appears on sheep.

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Questions about synonyms of scab

What is another word for scab?
Scab has 37 synonyms on Word.ws, such as rogue, antimodel, bad guy, baddie, bastard, beggar, blackguard and bounder.
What does scab mean?
Scab means an incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed during healing.

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