Synonyms of baddie

baddie

noun

ˈba-dē 

variants or baddy

as in villain

a mean, evil, or unprincipled person

the actor has never been cast as a hero, but he's played every kind of baddie imaginable

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• innocent
• hero
• angel
• saint

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of baddie

If her dream were to become a reality, the Irish actress would join a prestigious lineup of Bond baddies — a group that includes Rami Malek, Christoph Waltz, Javier Bardem and Mads Mikkelsen in the Daniel Craig era alone. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026

Those scares are best exemplified by the film’s most inventive setpiece, where Gemma gets lost in an endless pillow fort filled with baddies around every corner. — William Earl, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026

Annabelle Wallis plays Ellis, the ship’s unlikely and too-pretty third mate, who gives Statham an assist with the random international baddies who make up the crew. — Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

The clip released last night shows this is a more complex, sinister strategist than Josh Brolin’s crash-bang-boom baddie Thanos from the previous Avengers pics. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2026