mis·cre·ant
ˈmis-krē-ənt 
1
: unbelieving, heretical
miscreant pagans
2
: depraved, villainous
miscreant behavior
miscreant gangs
Synonyms
Examples of miscreant in a Sentence
Noun
He supports tough penalties against corporate miscreants.
halt, vile miscreant, and face justice!
Recent Examples on the Web
Armond White, National Review, 5 Apr. 2023
Misbehaving, miscreant owners.
—Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2023
Near the bottom of our drinks, my most miscreant friend had a suggestion.
—Hazlitt, 6 Dec. 2022
Armed with his preliminary map of miscreant territory and the powers of Big Data, Johnson wants to drive a wedge through the hate groups of this century, just as physics split apart the atom in the last one.
—Steve Nadis, Discover Magazine, 10 Feb. 2020
In contrast, the editorial points to Detroit police as being appropriately aggressive in stopping miscreant drivers.
—Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 15 Feb. 2022
SkySafe, a San Diego startup that makes technology to protect airspace around airports, stadiums and critical infrastructure from miscreant drones, has raised $30 million in a second round of venture capital funding.
—Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2021
In fact, Whitman’s imaginary westerner, a patriot who repudiated party politics and miscreant politicians, differed sharply from the actual Lincoln, who was a politician to his marrow.
—Sean Wilentz, The New York Review of Books, 29 Apr. 2021
Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2024
In the video, the project’s Damon McMahon sings languidly on a sofa while a pair of miscreants destroy his living room.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 7 Mar. 2024
Just what have your favorite onscreen miscreants been getting up to lately?
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2024
Some freedom-seeking miscreants sought sanctuary abroad.
—Doug Bandow, National Review, 10 Feb. 2024
Of course, the plan could also backfire: What if the eight miscreants corrupt the entire flock?
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Jan. 2024
And which one is the miscreant that drives nerve degeneration?
—Linda Marsa, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2019
The miscreants skated to the locker rooms, their games over.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
At least the miscreant is sentenced to return to his original trajectory as a particularly fiendish version of the death penalty.
—Jennifer Ouellette and Sean M. Carroll, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2023
Adjective
But that treachery is made to seem alluring through miscreant characterizations that media folk can disavow.
—Armond White, National Review, 5 Apr. 2023
Misbehaving, miscreant owners.
—Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2023
Near the bottom of our drinks, my most miscreant friend had a suggestion.
—Hazlitt, 6 Dec. 2022
Armed with his preliminary map of miscreant territory and the powers of Big Data, Johnson wants to drive a wedge through the hate groups of this century, just as physics split apart the atom in the last one.
—Steve Nadis, Discover Magazine, 10 Feb. 2020
In contrast, the editorial points to Detroit police as being appropriately aggressive in stopping miscreant drivers.
—Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 15 Feb. 2022
SkySafe, a San Diego startup that makes technology to protect airspace around airports, stadiums and critical infrastructure from miscreant drones, has raised $30 million in a second round of venture capital funding.
—Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2021
In fact, Whitman’s imaginary westerner, a patriot who repudiated party politics and miscreant politicians, differed sharply from the actual Lincoln, who was a politician to his marrow.
—Sean Wilentz, The New York Review of Books, 29 Apr. 2021
Noun
Colter is the equivalent of a human bloodhound sent out to sniff out missing miscreants.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2024
In the video, the project’s Damon McMahon sings languidly on a sofa while a pair of miscreants destroy his living room.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 7 Mar. 2024
Just what have your favorite onscreen miscreants been getting up to lately?
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2024
Some freedom-seeking miscreants sought sanctuary abroad.
—Doug Bandow, National Review, 10 Feb. 2024
Of course, the plan could also backfire: What if the eight miscreants corrupt the entire flock?
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Jan. 2024
And which one is the miscreant that drives nerve degeneration?
—Linda Marsa, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2019
The miscreants skated to the locker rooms, their games over.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
At least the miscreant is sentenced to return to his original trajectory as a particularly fiendish version of the death penalty.
—Jennifer Ouellette and Sean M. Carroll, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2023
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“Miscreant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miscreant. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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