Scoundrel

/ˈskaʊ̯ndɹəl/

Synonyms for "scoundrel" (124 found)

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Noun(18 words)

villain antagonist asshole assholes bastards blackguards blighter bounders bugger cad cads caitiff charlatan cockroach cocksucker crook curs cuss

adventurer bastard blackguard bounder cad criminal cur

Strong matches (37)

Noun(25 words)

dastard degenerates devils dirtball dirtballs dog evildoer felon fink fleabag fucker fuckers geezer goblin guttersnipe guttersnipes hoodlum hyena hyenas jackals

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jerk knave knaves maggot malefactor

deceiver devil fraudgood-for-nothingheel knave louse lowlife malefactor miscreant

Adjective(2 words)

deplorable hangdog

Related words (62)

Noun(40 words)

miscreants mutt polecat prick pricks punk punker punks rascal rascals reprobate reprobates rogue rogues scalawags scallywags scamps scum scumbag scumbags

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scurvy shaitan shit shits shmo skunk skunks sleaze sleazes slink sod sods stinkers swines thief troublemaker varmints wank wastrels welching

ogreprecious rascalrake rapscallion rascal reprobate rogue rotter scalawag scamp scapegrace shyster sneak snot spalpeen stinker swindler traitor twister villain

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wastrel wretch

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More general

7 entries

archetype characterfictional characteroffender personpersona non grataunwelcome person

More specific

11 entries

fraudster knavepetty thiefrascalrecurrent antagonistrogue schemer shoplifter swindler villainvillainous figure

Collocations

5 entries

lifelong scoundrellocal scoundrelnotorious scoundrelpetty scoundrelunscrupulous scoundrel

Inflections

1 entries

scoundrels

Derivations

4 entries

scoundreldom scoundrelism scoundrelly scoundrelry

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.

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What a scoundrel you are!

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Tom doesn't look like a scoundrel.

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To play a scoundrel convincingly you don’t need to be a scoundrel. Just take a careful look around among your acquaintances.

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