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Synonyms of scoundrel

33 similar words

Another word for scoundrel is rogue. Other synonyms of scoundrel are rascal, villain, scamp, scapegrace and undesirable.

Synonyms and similar words for scoundrel

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

  • 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
  • bastardA contemptible, inconsiderate, overly or arrogantly rude or spiteful person.
  • 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.
  • rascalA dishonest person; a rogue, a scoundrel, a trickster.
  • rogueA scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person.
  • 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.
  • scumA reprehensible person or persons.
  • scumbagA sleazy, disreputable, despicable, or otherwise immoral person; a lowlife.
  • thug
  • undesirableAn undesirable person.
  • varletA rogue or scoundrel.
  • villainA deliberate scoundrel.
  • 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.

Meaning of scoundrel

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

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Questions about synonyms of scoundrel

What is another word for scoundrel?
Scoundrel has 33 synonyms on Word.ws, such as rogue, rascal, villain, scamp, scapegrace, undesirable and evildoer.
What does scoundrel mean?
Scoundrel means a mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honor or virtue.

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