Contrary to popular belief and the propaganda of villainous oligarchs, there's plenty of space on earth for all of us.
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Villainous
//ˈvɪlənəs//
Synonyms for "villainous" (147 found)
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Closest matches (30)
Strong matches (44)
Related words (73)
murderousnastynaughtynefariousnoisomenotoriousobjectionableobnoxiousodiousoffensiveoutrageouspeccantperfidiousperversepervertedpitiablepitifulprofligateputridrank
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Adjective(1 words)
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1 entriesrelated to
7 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
18 translations across 13 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- πανοῦργος adj (of, relating to, or appropriate to a villain)
Arabic
1 entries- شِرِّير adj (of, relating to, or appropriate to a villain)
Bulgarian
1 entries- злодейски adj (of, relating to, or appropriate to a villain)
French
2 entries- crapuleux adj (of, relating to, or appropriate to a villain)
- scélérat adj (of, relating to, or appropriate to a villain)
Georgian
3 entries- ბოროტმოქმედული adj (of, relating to, or appropriate to a villain)
- ბოროტული adj (of, relating to, or appropriate to a villain)
- საძაგელი adj (of, relating to, or appropriate to a villain)
German
2 entries- bösartig adj (of, relating to, or appropriate to a villain)
- niederträchtig adj (of, relating to, or appropriate to a villain)
Irish
1 entries- bithiúnta adj (of, relating to, or appropriate to a villain)
Japanese
1 entries- 悪辣なる adj (of, relating to, or appropriate to a villain)
Latin
1 entries- scelestus adj (of, relating to, or appropriate to a villain)
Portuguese
1 entries- vilanesco adj (of, relating to, or appropriate to a villain)
Russian
2 entries- злоде́йский adj (of, relating to, or appropriate to a villain)
- злой adj (of, relating to, or appropriate to a villain)
Spanish
1 entries- villano adj (of, relating to, or appropriate to a villain)
Swedish
1 entries- skurkaktig adj (of, relating to, or appropriate to a villain)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
If you refuse my open challenge, there is no advantage I will not take of you, no indignity with which I will not load you, until the very name of Ravenswood shall be the sign of everything that is dishonourable, as it is already of all that is villainous.
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Ziri rubbed his hands together with villainous glee.
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People rightly criticize the villainous behavior of J.K. Rowling. If she didn't want to be criticized, she shouldn't have become a celebrity.
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