Related Words for bad guy

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good guy
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Phrase, Noun
villain
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Noun
public enemy
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Phrase, Noun
fall guy
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Phrase, Noun
heavy
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Adjective
bad boy
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Phrase, Noun
monster
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Noun
antagonist
x/xx
Noun
bad actor
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Phrase, Noun
bandit
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Noun
menace
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Noun
sinner
/x
Noun
miscreant
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Noun
tyrant
/x
Noun
fiend
/
Noun
wrongdoer
//x
Noun
public enemy number one
/x/xx/x/
Phrase, Noun
wise guy
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Name, Name
devil
/x
Noun
criminal
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Noun
enemy
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Noun
troublemaker
/xxx
Noun
joker
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Noun
scoundrel
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Noun
brigand
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Noun
gangster
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Noun
outlaw
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Noun
rogue
/
Noun
crook
/
Noun
felon
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Noun
assailant
x/x
Noun
beast
/
Noun
the man
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Phrase, Noun
virus
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Noun
victim
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Noun
trickster
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Noun
killer
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Noun
snitch
/
Noun
viper
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Noun
kidnapper
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Noun
robber
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Noun
rascal
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Noun
batman
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Name
character
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Noun
culprit
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Noun
holy terror
/x/x
Name, Name
white hat
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Name, Name
plotter
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Noun
offender
x/x
Noun
superhero
xx/x
Noun
invader
x/x
Noun
blackmailer
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Noun
renegade
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Noun
bully
/x
Noun
white knight
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Name, Name, Verb
scamp
/
Noun
beast of prey
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Phrase, Noun
burglar
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Noun
charlatan
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Noun
guardian
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Noun
knave
/
Noun
henchman
/x
Noun
adversary
/xxx
Noun
spook
/
Noun
abuser
x/x
Noun
bouncer
/x
Noun
vigilante
xx/x
Noun
thief
/
Noun
career criminal
x//xx
Phrase, Noun
mugger
/x
Noun
serpent
/x
Noun
everyman
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Noun
personage
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Noun
tough
/
Adjective
tormentor
/xx
Noun
bounty hunter
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
vampire
/x
Noun
protagonist
x/xx
Noun
cove
/
Noun
man in the street
/xx/
Phrase, Noun
ghoul
/
Noun
soldier
/x
Noun
abominable
x/xxx
Adjective
abusive
x/x
Adjective
ache
/
Noun, Verb
acute
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Adjective, Noun, Verb
adverse
x/
Adjective
affliction
x/x
Noun
agent
/x
Noun
agreeable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
ailing
/x
Adjective, Noun
ailment
/x
Noun
amiss
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Adjective, Adverb, Noun
angry
/x
Adjective, Verb
annoying
x/x
Adjective, Noun
anybody
/xxx
Noun
anyone
/xx
Noun
anything
/xx
Noun, Adverb
appalling
x/x
Adjective
apprentice
x/x
Noun, Verb
ashamed
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Adjective
assassin
x/x
Noun, Verb
astray
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Adverb
atrocious
x/x
Adjective
awful
/x
Adjective, Adverb
awkward
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
awry
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Adverb, Adjective
baby
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
badass
/x
Noun, Adjective
badly
/x
Adverb, Adjective
badness
/x
Noun
barely
/x
Adverb
bartender
/xx
Noun
be
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
beastly
/x
Adverb, Adjective
believe
x/
Verb
better
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
big
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
bird
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
birdie
/x
Noun, Verb
black
/
Adjective, Name, Verb
blackguard
/x
Noun, Verb
bleak
/
Adjective, Noun
bloke
/
Noun
blood
/
Noun, Verb
bomber
/x
Noun, Adjective
boner
/x
Noun
boring
/x
Adjective, Noun
boss
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
boy
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
boyfriend
/x
Noun
breath
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bro
/
Noun
brother
/x
Noun, Verb
brute
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bud
/
Noun, Verb
buddy
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bugger
/x
Noun, Verb
bum
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bunch
/
Noun, Verb
buster
/x
Noun
cable
/x
Noun, Verb
can
/
Verb, Noun
cat
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
catastrophic
xx/x
Adjective
category
/xxx
Noun
cease
/
Verb, Noun
celebrity
x/xx
Noun
champ
/
Noun, Verb
champion
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
chap
/
Noun, Verb
cheap
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
cheesy
/x
Adjective
chess
/
Noun
chimp
/
Noun, Verb
chum
/
Noun, Verb
class
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
client
/x
Noun
clumsy
/x
Adjective, Noun
company
/xx
Noun, Verb
competitor
x/xx
Noun
con
/
Noun, Verb
contact
/x
Noun, Verb
cop
/
Noun, Verb
corky
/x
Name, Adjective
corrupt
x/
Adjective, Verb
counterfeit
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
cow
/
Noun, Verb
crap
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
crappy
/x
Adjective
creep
/
Verb, Noun
crew
/
Noun, Verb
crime
/
Noun, Verb
critical
/xx
Adjective, Noun
cruel
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
crummy
/x
Adjective, Noun
cute
/
Adjective
damaged
/x
Adjective
dangerous
/xx
Adjective
dark
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
dawg
/
Noun
deadlocked
/x
Adjective
debunk
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Verb, Noun
decomposed
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Verb, Adjective
defaulting
x/x
Noun
defective
x/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
deficient
x/x
Adjective, Noun
degenerate
x/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
degraded
x/x
Adjective
deleterious
xx/xx
Adjective
delinquent
x/x
Adjective, Noun
deplorable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
depressed
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Adjective
despicable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
deteriorated
x/xxxx
Verb
detrimental
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
devastating
/xxx
Adjective
difficult
/xx
Adjective, Verb
difficulty
/xxx
Noun
dire
/
Adjective, Noun
dirty
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
disadvantageous
xxx/x
Adjective
disagreeable
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
disappointing
xx/x
Adjective
disastrous
x/x
Adjective
disease
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Noun, Verb
disgusting
x/x
Adjective
dismal
/x
Adjective
disorderly
x/xx
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
disrepair
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Noun, Verb
disruptive
x/x
Adjective
distressing
x/x
Adjective
docs
/
Noun
dog
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
doubtful
/x
Adjective, Noun
draconian
x/xx
Adjective
dramatic
x/x
Adjective
dreadful
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
dubious
/xx
Adjective
dude
/
Noun, Verb
dumb
/
Adjective, Verb, Adverb
durum
/x
Noun
egg
/
Noun, Verb
egregious
x/x
Adjective
embarrassed
x/x
Adjective
erg
/
Noun, Verb
erroneous
x/xx
Adjective
error
/x
Noun, Verb
everybody
/xxx
Verb
evil
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
exasperating
x/xxx
Adjective
exits
/x
Noun
expose
x/
Verb
failed
/
Adjective
failure
/x
Noun
false
/
Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun
faltering
/xx
Noun, Adjective
fat
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
fateful
/x
Adjective
faulty
/x
Adjective
fearful
/x
Adjective, Adverb
fella
/x
Noun
feller
/x
Noun
fellow
/x
Noun, Verb
few
/
Noun
fierce
/
Adjective, Adverb
filthy
/x
Adjective, Verb
fine
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
flawed
/
Adjective
folks
/
Noun
forecastle
/xx
Noun
forged
/
Adjective
form
/
Noun, Verb
fort
/
Noun, Verb
fortune
/x
Noun, Verb
foul
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
freaky
/x
Adjective
friend
/
Noun, Verb
frightful
/x
Adjective, Adverb
gaillard
/x
Name
gal
/
Noun
gang
/
Noun, Verb
gay
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
gee
/
Name, Verb
geezer
/x
Noun
genre
/x
Noun, Verb
gent
/
Noun, Adjective
gentleman
/xx
Noun
ghastly
/x
Adjective, Adverb