Synonyms of baddies

baddies

noun

plural of baddie

as in villains

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

• villains
• brutes
• monsters
• criminals
• offenders
• devils
• savages
• bandits
• beasts
• thugs
• gangsters
• nazis
• assassins
• scoundrels
• rogues
• wretches
• evildoers
• miscreants
• rascals
• heavies
• crooks
• fiends
• reprobates
• no-goods
• knaves
• losers
• scalawags
• varlets
• scamps
• meanies
• perpetrators
• hounds
• rapscallions
• scapegraces
• culprits
• snakes
• caitiffs
• trespassers
• felons
• lawbreakers
• outlaws
• blackguards
• sinners
• wrongdoers
• villainesses
• vipers
• malefactors
• perps
• transgressors
• heels
• serpents
• hoodlums
• convicts
• ruffians
• desperadoes
• cads
• goons
• cons
• racketeers
• hooligans
• cutthroats
• jailbirds
• toughs
• gunmen
• rowdies
• lowlifes
• roughs
• stinkers
• bravos
• trash
• ne'er-do-wells

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• angels
• saints
• heroes
• innocents

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of baddies

ResMed started its baddies page this spring and began creating social media content with CPAP users. — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

Mando is still a New Republic contractor, and the Imperials are still a threat, though down a few baddies. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 23 May 2026

In addition to classic villains like Joker, Bane, Penguin, Riddler, Poison Ivy, Two-Face and Mister Freeze, there are more obscure baddies like Condiment King and Kite-Man lurking around the city. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 22 May 2026

My wife and son soon joined in, taking turns solving puzzles and beating up baddies in hilarious fashion. — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 22 May 2026

In his films, there are no baddies, and yet the stories work so well. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026

Whatever could those big baddies be doing? — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026

And there are a slew of new candidates for the blood cannon in Ready or Not 2, whose baddies are a more wide-ranging lot than the Le Domases, the game-company-owning clan that Grace (Samara Weaving) is unfortunate enough to marry into in the original Ready or Not. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026

One of Marvel's most compelling baddies, Jordan's portrayal of the scarred warrior earned him an MTV Movie Award for Best Villain. — Ken Simmons, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026