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View usage for: (neɪv) Word forms: plural knaves1. countable nounIf someone calls a man a knave, they mean that he is dishonest and should not be trusted. [old-fashioned, disapproval] 2. countable nounIn card games, knave is another word for jack. [mainly British]regional note: in AM, use jack More Synonyms of knave (neɪv) noun1. archaic a dishonest man; rogue 2. another word for jack1 (sense 6) 3. obsolete a male servant Derived forms knavish (ˈknavish) adjective knavishly (ˈknavishly) adverb knavishness (ˈknavishness) noun Word origin Old English cnafa; related to Old High German knabo boy knave in American English (neɪv) noun1. Archaica. a serving boy or male servant b. a man of humble birth or status 2. a dishonest, deceitful person; tricky rascal; rogue 3. jack (sense 13) jack (sense 13a) Word origin ME knaue < OE cnafa, boy, male child, akin to Ger knabeExamples of 'knave' in a sentenceknave Word lists withknave terms used in cardsDefinition a dishonest man (archaic) It is difficult to believe that he is such a knave behind my back. Synonyms scally (NorthwestEngland, dialect) bounder (old-fashioned, slang, British) scallywag (informal) scumbag (slang) blackguard cocksucker (taboo, slang) scapegrace rapscallion varlet (archaic) wrong 'un (slang) Additional synonymsDefinition an unprincipled contemptible person Synonyms scoundrel (old-fashioned), shit (taboo, slang), bastard (offensive, informal), villain, rogue, bugger (taboo, slang), swine, rascal, son-of-a-bitch (taboo, slang, US, Canadian), wretch, bounder (British, old-fashioned, slang), blighter (British, informal), scumbag (slang), miscreant, bad egg (old-fashioned, informal), skelm (South Africa), wrong 'un (informal) Definition a person who cheats He's nothing but a rotten cheat. Synonyms deceiver, sharper, cheater, shark, charlatan, trickster, conman or woman (informal), con artist (informal), impostor, fraudster, double-crosser (informal), swindler, grifter (slang, US, Canadian), rorter (Australian, slang), chiseller (informal), rogue, dodger, knave (archaic), rogue trader Definition a scoundrel or rogue What's that old rascal been telling you? Synonyms rogue (old-fashioned), devil, villain, scoundrel (old-fashioned), disgrace, rake (old-fashioned), pickle (British, informal), imp, scally (NorthwestEngland, dialect), wretch, knave (archaic), ne'er-do-well, reprobate, scallywag (informal), good-for-nothing, miscreant, scamp, wastrel (archaic), bad egg (old-fashioned, informal), blackguard, varmint (informal), rapscallion (archaic), caitiff (archaic), wrong 'un (slang), nointer (Australian, slang) - kittenish
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Additional synonymsDefinition an unprincipled bad person the drunken reprobate of popular legend Synonyms scoundrel (old-fashioned), villain, degenerate, profligate, mother (taboo, slang, US), shit (taboo, slang), bastard (informal, offensive), rake, bugger (taboo, slang), sinner, outcast, pariah, rascal, son-of-a-bitch (taboo, slang, US, Canadian), asshole (US, Canadian, taboo, slang), turd (taboo, slang), wretch, wrongdoer, motherfucker (taboo, slang, US), ne'er-do-well, scumbag (slang), miscreant, wastrel, bad egg (old-fashioned, informal), blackguard, evildoer, roué, cocksucker (taboo, slang), rakehell (archaic), asswipe (US, Canadian, taboo, slang), skelm (South Africa), wrong 'un (slang) Definition a despicable person The man's an absolute rotter! Synonyms scoundrel (old-fashioned), rat (informal), stinker (slang), louse (slang), cad (British, informal), swine, bounder (British, old-fashioned, slang), blighter (British, informal), cur, scumbag (slang), bad lot, blackguard, cocksucker (taboo, slang), scrote (slang), wrong 'un (slang) Definition a mischievous person, esp. a child Have some respect for me, you scamp! Synonyms rascal, devil, monkey, rogue, imp, tyke (informal), wretch, knave (archaic), scallywag (informal), pickle (British, informal), mischief-maker, whippersnapper, toerag (slang), scapegrace, nointer (Australian, slang) Definition a person who cheats and deceives He is a lying scoundrel. Synonyms rogue, cad (old-fashioned, informal), bastard (informal, offensive), villain, mother, heel (slang), cheat, shit (taboo, slang), bugger (taboo, slang), swine, rascal, son-of-a-bitch (offensive, slang, US, Canadian), asshole (US, Canadian, taboo, slang), scally (NorthwestEngland, dialect), turd (taboo, slang), wretch, incorrigible, motherfucker (taboo, slang, US), knave (archaic), rotter (slang, British), ne'er-do-well, reprobate, scumbag (slang), good-for-nothing, miscreant, scamp, bad egg (old-fashioned, informal), blackguard, cocksucker (taboo, slang), scapegrace, asswipe (US, Canadian, taboo, slang), caitiff (archaic), dastard (archaic), skelm (South Africa), wrong 'un (slang) Swindlers have cheated investors out of £12 million. Synonyms cheat, fraud (informal), hustler (US, informal), conman or woman (informal), con artist (informal), sharper, shark, rogue, charlatan, rook (slang), rascal, trickster, impostor, fraudster, knave (archaic), confidence trickster, mountebank, grifter (slang, US, Canadian), chiseller (informal), rorter (Australian, slang), rogue trader Definition a wicked or evil person As a copper, I've spent my life putting villains like him away. Synonyms evildoer, criminal, rogue, profligate, scoundrel (old-fashioned), wretch, libertine, knave (archaic), reprobate, miscreant, malefactor, blackguard, rapscallion, caitiff (archaic), wrong 'un (slang) |