A cynic is a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be.
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Blackguard
/ˈblæɡɚd/
Synonyms for "blackguard" (52 found)
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Closest matches (11)
Noun(5 words)
Verb(2 words)
Strong matches (15)
Related words (26)
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8 entriesCollocations
10 entriesblackguard actblackguard behaviorblackguard conductblackguard remarksblackguarding remarksblackguarding rhetoriccontemptible blackguardpolitical blackguardingpublic blackguardingvicious blackguarding
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10 total sentences available.
If I were not such a blackguard myself, I'd call you one, for your treatment of your wife.
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She married an artist named Lyons, who came sketching on the moor. He proved to be a blackguard and deserted her.
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No man in all Edos, save the King, is so powerful as he, nor is there a bigger blackguard within its walls.
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