Synonyms of scamp

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noun

ˈskamp 

1

as in monkey

an appealingly mischievous person

those little scamps are always getting into trouble, but no one has the heart to punish them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• monkey
• devil
• rascal
• mischief
• urchin
• brat
• rogue
• imp
• hellion
• rapscallion
• madcap
• ragamuffin
• nuisance
• cutup
• disrupter
• juvenile delinquent
• gamin
• larker
• misbehaver
• gamine
• skylarker

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clown
• snake
• creep
• cur
• beast
• louse
• heel
• skunk
• lout
• cad
• boor
• stinker
• joker
• cretin
• churl
• scoundrel
• knave
• villain
• reprobate
• scapegrace
• miscreant
• scalawag
• varlet
• stinkard

2

as in villain

a mean, evil, or unprincipled person

an insincere and ruthlessly ambitious scamp who was willing to do anything to win the reality show's grand prize

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• innocent
• hero
• angel
• saint

scamp

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verb

as in to botch

Related Words

• botch
• bungle
• muff
• goof (up)
• foozle
• fumble
• louse up
• mess (up)
• mishandle

Dissimilar Words

• play
• treat
• take
• swing
• maneuver
• contend (with)
• cope (with)
• handle
• manage
• manipulate
• negotiate
• address
• field
• hack
• grapple (with)
• engineer
• carry out
• pull
• get off
• carry off
• finesse
• jockey
• bring off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scamp

Noun

The annual spawning season closure affects species such as black, gag, yellowfin, scamp, red and rock hind grouper, among others. — Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 28 Dec. 2025

His best friend, Ellis (Taylor Uttley), is a scamp who regards even a new widow’s grief as an opportunity to seduce. — Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Dec. 2025

Verb

While its individual characters feel largely interchangeable, the movie hums with life and pleasure when Borowczyk lets his nuns twirl around the chapel in a painterly tableau and scamp through the convent. — Elle Carroll, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2021