Synonyms of miscreant

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noun

1

as in villain

a mean, evil, or unprincipled person

halt, vile miscreant, and face justice!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• villain
• brute
• offender
• criminal
• monster
• savage
• devil
• wretch
• rascal
• beast
• reprobate
• rogue
• scoundrel
• bandit
• knave
• scapegrace
• caitiff
• assassin
• no-good
• thug
• scalawag
• scamp
• evildoer
• varlet
• fiend
• crook
• gangster
• scallywag
• hound
• heavy
• nazi
• perpetrator
• rapscallion
• baddie
• baddy
• loser
• meany
• meanie
• trespasser
• felon
• snake
• culprit
• perp
• blackguard
• transgressor
• wrongdoer
• sinner
• malefactor
• lawbreaker
• desperado
• outlaw
• ruffian
• viper
• hoodlum
• serpent
• con
• convict
• hooligan
• rough
• cad
• heel
• lowlife
• racketeer
• goon
• tough
• rowdy
• villainess
• cutthroat
• jailbird
• gunman
• stinker
• bravo
• trash
• ne'er-do-well

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• innocent
• hero
• angel
• saint

2

as in offender

a person who has committed a crime

a youthful offender surrounded in prison by hard-bitten miscreants who had committed just about every crime imaginable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• offender
• criminal
• culprit
• lawbreaker
• defendant
• malefactor
• crook
• accomplice
• perpetrator
• desperado
• misdemeanant
• suspect
• principal
• perp
• outlaw
• thug
• villain
• trespasser
• convict
• wrongdoer
• hoodlum
• transgressor
• jailbird
• sinner
• hooligan
• gangster
• racketeer
• fish
• recidivist
• mobster
• gun
• evildoer
• triggerman
• backslider
• gunsel
• detainee
• arrestee
• enforcer
• accused
• gallows bird
• gunman
• blackhander
• hit man
• misdoer
• misfeasor
• button man
• repeater
• relapser

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lawman
• gangbuster

miscreant

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adjective

1

as in evil

Synonyms & Similar Words

• evil
• wicked
• iniquitous
• despicable
• wrong
• immoral
• detestable
• contemptible
• vile
• ignoble
• sordid
• dishonorable
• ignominious
• foul
• low-down
• execrable
• vicious
• snide
• wretched
• currish
• dirty
• bad
• low-minded
• cruel
• depraved
• corrupt
• reprehensible
• base
• degenerate
• nasty
• paltry
• debauched
• perverted
• dissolute
• censurable
• unscrupulous
• mean
• blamable
• blameworthy
• debased
• villainous
• low
• unprincipled
• atrocious
• unethical
• disreputable
• discreditable
• disgraceful
• shameful
• unworthy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• noble
• virtuous
• honorable
• high
• righteous
• venerable
• ethical
• straight
• upright
• lofty
• moral
• excellent
• good
• honest
• just
• right
• scrupulous
• principled
• exemplary
• proper
• respectable
• high-minded
• commendable
• decent
• right-minded
• reputable
• blameless
• guiltless
• incorruptible
• seemly
• irreproachable
• uncorrupted
• unerring

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as in heretic

Synonyms & Similar Words

• heretic
• godless
• secular
• heretical
• atheistical
• irreligious
• atheistic
• agnostic
• nonreligious
• blasphemous
• unholy
• ungodly
• religionless
• impious
• irreverent
• sacrilegious
• unconsecrated
• unhallowed
• profane
• pagan
• heathen
• paganish

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pious
• reverent
• religious
• holy
• devout
• godly
• sainted
• saintly
• worshipful
• prayerful
• worshiping
• worshipping
• sacred
• God-fearing
• sanctified
• sacrosanct
• consecrated
• hallowed