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单词 scoundrels
释义

scoundrel

noun

scoun·​drel ˈskau̇n-drəl How to pronounce scoundrel (audio)
: a disreputable person : rascal
scoundrel adjective
scoundrelly
ˈskau̇n-drə-lē How to pronounce scoundrel (audio)
adjective

Synonyms

  • baddie
  • baddy
  • beast
  • brute
  • caitiff
  • devil
  • evildoer
  • fiend
  • heavy
  • hound
  • knave
  • meanie
  • meany
  • miscreant
  • monster
  • nazi
  • no-good
  • rapscallion
  • rascal
  • reprobate
  • rogue
  • savage
  • scalawag
  • scallywag
  • scamp
  • scapegrace
  • varlet
  • villain
  • wretch
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

some scoundrel stole my wallet
Recent Examples on the Web Hanks no effort to make Colonel Parker anything other than a scoundrel. Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 25 June 2022 The eyes are kind of strikingly similar to William, but William was a scoundrel. The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Aug. 2022 To the public, Bill Loud was a roguish scoundrel and Pat his charming, intelligent, forceful wife. refinery29.com, 18 May 2022 How to decide who’s best to lead the congregation? Leave aside the worst-case scenarios — a scoundrel in the mold of the fictional Elmer Gantry or the real-life Jim Bakker — the pulpit is filled with perils for even the best-intentioned. Dan Cryer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2022 This old-fashioned parable of sobriety, in which the untreated drunk is a scoundrel and not a wellness entrepreneur, showed up in an unexpected place this year: a sitcom on Hulu called Single Drunk Female. Virginia Heffernan, Wired, 19 Apr. 2022 After several face-offs, including one snowboarding sequence, Knuckles figures out Robotnik’s a no-good scoundrel and finds a new, caring friend in Sonic. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2022 Among them: an alien romance, a would-be scoundrel who has items to steal, a droid with sensitive info, an attempt to rescue Chewbacca, and a daylong quest to swipe a TIE fighter, which includes scenes featuring famed droids R2-D2 and C-3P0. Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2022 At that time, proving that Hayward was, in fact, a liar, a scoundrel, a cheat and a swindler didn’t constitute a defense. Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

scoundrel

noun

scoun·​drel ˈskau̇n-drəl How to pronounce scoundrel (audio)
: a mean or wicked person

scoundrels

noun

plural of scoundrel
as in villains
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person some scoundrel stole my wallet

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • villains
  • brutes
  • criminals
  • monsters
  • devils
  • offenders
  • savages
  • bandits
  • rascals
  • knaves
  • rogues
  • beasts
  • reprobates
  • nazis
  • thugs
  • scalawags
  • wretches
  • gangsters
  • assassins
  • rapscallions
  • crooks
  • varlets
  • miscreants
  • baddies
  • evildoers
  • scamps
  • meanies
  • losers
  • scallywags
  • fiends
  • hounds
  • blackguards
  • perpetrators
  • heavies
  • no-goods
  • lawbreakers
  • sinners
  • scapegraces
  • outlaws
  • felons
  • culprits
  • trespassers
  • snakes
  • ruffians
  • desperadoes
  • racketeers
  • malefactors
  • cads
  • vipers
  • wrongdoers
  • hoodlums
  • transgressors
  • caitiffs
  • hooligans
  • convicts
  • cutthroats
  • bravoes
  • serpents
  • jailbirds
  • villainesses
  • rowdies
  • lowlifes
  • heels
  • perps
  • cons
  • desperados
  • goons
  • toughs
  • gunmen
  • lowlives
  • bravos
  • stinkers
  • roughs
  • trash
  • ne'er-do-wells

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • saints
  • heroes
  • angels
  • innocents
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