baddie

bad·die

noun \ˈba-dē\

plural baddies

Definition of BADDIE

: one that is bad; especially : an opponent of the hero (as in fiction or motion pictures)

Variants of BADDIE

bad·die or bad·dy \ˈba-dē\

Examples of BADDIE

1. <the actor has never been cast as a hero, but he's played every kind of baddie imaginable>

First Known Use of BADDIE

1937

Related to BADDIE

Synonyms

villain (or baddy), beast, brute, caitiff, devil, evildoer, fiend, heavy, hound, knave, meanie (also meany), miscreant, monster, nazi, no-good, rapscallion, rascal, reprobate, rogue, savage, scalawag (or scallywag), scamp, scapegrace, scoundrel, varlet, wretch

Related Words

villainess; blackguard; criminal, crook, culprit, felon, lawbreaker, malefactor, offender, perp, perpetrator, transgressor; sinner, trespasser, wrongdoer; cad, heel, serpent, snake, viper; bandit, bravo, desperado, outlaw; con, convict, jailbird; assassin, cutthroat, gangster, goon, gunman, hoodlum, hooligan, racketeer, ruffian, thug; rough, rowdy, tough; loser, lowlife, ne'er-do-well, stinker, trash

Near Antonyms

angel, innocent, saint; hero

Rhymes with BADDIE

caddie, caddy, daddy, laddie, paddy