as in villain
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
the guy behind the food counter is a nazi with an apron: you either follow his rules, or you don't get served
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of nazi
Prisoners endured frequent selections, some by Nazi doctor Josef Mengele, known for his gruesome experiments on camp inmates.
—
Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
The stories in our book, translated by us from Yiddish and Russian, are set during and after the Nazi genocide of Jews during World War II.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
Nevertheless, African-American athlete Jesse Owens emerged as the star of the games, taking to the podium to collect four gold medals, surrounded by people giving the Nazi salute.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 13 Feb. 2026
After all, who doesn’t hate Nazi, fascist, racist, white supremacist, authoritarian, extremist, cultist, misogynist, treasonous tyrants?
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 12 Feb. 2026
By the end of the three-year Nazi occupation of Vilna, out of 100,000 Jewish residents only 2,000 were left alive.
—Dr. Michael Good, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
The review produced evidence that Credit Suisse’s banking relationships with the Nazi’s paramilitary organization SS were more extensive than previously known, with the SS’s economic arm maintaining an account at the bank, Grassley said, citing the records.
—Reuters, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026
But the pair refused to compete in the 1936 Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in protest of Nazi Germany.
—Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 3 Feb. 2026
After the election of a neofascist politician named Derek Beackon to the local council in 1993, the LPA released a pamphlet with the headline nazi occultists seize omphalos.
—Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
The stories in our book, translated by us from Yiddish and Russian, are set during and after the Nazi genocide of Jews during World War II.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
Nevertheless, African-American athlete Jesse Owens emerged as the star of the games, taking to the podium to collect four gold medals, surrounded by people giving the Nazi salute.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 13 Feb. 2026
After all, who doesn’t hate Nazi, fascist, racist, white supremacist, authoritarian, extremist, cultist, misogynist, treasonous tyrants?
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 12 Feb. 2026
By the end of the three-year Nazi occupation of Vilna, out of 100,000 Jewish residents only 2,000 were left alive.
—Dr. Michael Good, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
The review produced evidence that Credit Suisse’s banking relationships with the Nazi’s paramilitary organization SS were more extensive than previously known, with the SS’s economic arm maintaining an account at the bank, Grassley said, citing the records.
—Reuters, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026
But the pair refused to compete in the 1936 Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in protest of Nazi Germany.
—Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 3 Feb. 2026
After the election of a neofascist politician named Derek Beackon to the local council in 1993, the LPA released a pamphlet with the headline nazi occultists seize omphalos.
—Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nazi
Noun
-
Even the Dodgers, the cartoon villains of spending, kind of sort of have a limit.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
-
And Salieri seems more of hybrid creature, as though a villain out of Christopher Marlowe had suddenly been endowed with Shakespearean self-awareness.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
-
For much of his career, Skarsgård has gravitated toward characters who weaponize physical presence — Vikings, tech titans and mythic brutes whose power is immediately legible.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
-
As usual, Lang plays the brute’s Heart of Darkness–esque descent into madness with gleeful relish.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
19 Dec. 2025
Noun
-
The couple has clearly created a monster.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
-
Or a family battling an evil monster.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
-
Violence is widespread in the city proper, with large encampments where meth and other drugs are readily available and criminals reportedly exploit the city’s free bus system to carry out offenses.—
Michael Ruiz , Adriana James-Rodil,
FOXNews.com,
13 Feb. 2026
-
Godwin is well known in the space, having assisted law enforcement nationwide leading to the removal of hundreds of criminals from the streets.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
-
Think of devil’s food in Bundt form!—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2026
-
To play devil’s advocate, Rodriguez has exhausted a lot of patience (there’s a funny quote in Felipe Cardenas’ analysis about his physical stats).—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
-
Or Irish, in a time when they were seen as savages by the Englishmen?—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
-
The Urus, a snarling, spitting savage dressed up in an orange tuxedo, will cause a commotion at the supermarket, gym and park.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
Noun
-
Cowley wants to champion policies that attack the root causes of violence while holding offenders accountable, according to her campaign website.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
-
My key priorities include prosecuting violent offenders, gangs, traffickers, fentanyl dealers, and cartels; supporting local law enforcement; pursuing lawsuits to defend Texas; and aggressively investigating and prosecuting fraud.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Nazi.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nazi. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
