Thesaurus:villain
THESAURUS | villain |
English
Synonyms
- antimodel
- bad guy
- baddie
- bastard [⇒ thesaurus]
- blackguard
- bounder
- cad
- coistril (obsolete)
- evildoer
- fustilarian (obsolete)
- harlot (obsolete)
- heavy
- knave
- lidderon (rare, archaic, dialectal)
- makeshift (obsolete)
- miscreant
- ne'er-do-well
- niding (archaic)
- nithing (archaic)
- rapscallion
- rascal
- rogue
- scab
- scamp
- scapegrace
- scoundrel
- scum
- scumbag
- thug
- undesirable
- varlet
- villain
Antonyms
- hero [⇒ thesaurus]
Hyponyms
- antagonist
- chav [⇒ thesaurus]
- criminal [⇒ thesaurus]
- deceiver [⇒ thesaurus]
- troublemaker [⇒ thesaurus]
- supervillain
Hypernyms
- git [⇒ thesaurus]
See also
- Thesaurus:bad
- Thesaurus:badness
- Thesaurus:evil
- Thesaurus:villainy
Further reading
- “949. bad man” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “941. knave” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “villain” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.