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
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Recent Examples of baddies
My fellow baddies who brunch will love the effervescent Bellini Spritz, made with all-natural peach, guava, passion fruit and strawberry, or the Tropical Mai Tai, made with fresh pineapple, Key lime, and amaretto.
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Chala June, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
So many songs for Black Star were born in the strip club or in the midst of baddies.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
The second film, in theaters now via Lionsgate, finds the actor much more in control after being terrorized by the mysterious title baddies in the first film, a reimagining of the 2008 hit.
—William Earl, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
For my corporate baddies who have thought about dabbling into entrepreneurship Nicaila Matthews Okome has created the blueprint.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 23 Sep. 2025
The idea is to navigate tight and claustrophobic paths in between enemy projectiles by nimbly flying around and blasting the baddies with your craft’s weapons.
—Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
After meeting a whistleblower (Taylour Paige) aiming to reveal the company’s poisonous shenanigans, Winston runs afoul of punk-band baddies who toss him and his radioactive mop into a toxic-waste pool, and the reluctant superdude becomes a popular folk hero standing up for the people who need him.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
The as-yet-nameless Vezda lifeform wouldn't be much cop as baddies if their prison — where dimensions cross over, and normal concepts of cause and effect are turned upside down — was enough to hold them.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Chala June, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
So many songs for Black Star were born in the strip club or in the midst of baddies.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
The second film, in theaters now via Lionsgate, finds the actor much more in control after being terrorized by the mysterious title baddies in the first film, a reimagining of the 2008 hit.
—William Earl, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
For my corporate baddies who have thought about dabbling into entrepreneurship Nicaila Matthews Okome has created the blueprint.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 23 Sep. 2025
The idea is to navigate tight and claustrophobic paths in between enemy projectiles by nimbly flying around and blasting the baddies with your craft’s weapons.
—Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
After meeting a whistleblower (Taylour Paige) aiming to reveal the company’s poisonous shenanigans, Winston runs afoul of punk-band baddies who toss him and his radioactive mop into a toxic-waste pool, and the reluctant superdude becomes a popular folk hero standing up for the people who need him.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
The as-yet-nameless Vezda lifeform wouldn't be much cop as baddies if their prison — where dimensions cross over, and normal concepts of cause and effect are turned upside down — was enough to hold them.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for baddies
Noun
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Like the Red Ring goons at the bar, villains all over the city are more juiced up than ever, made stronger by enhancements provided by Shroud.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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Plus, there's plenty of new heroes and villains to root for and against.—
EW Staff,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
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An extermination of the brutes in the Middle East, presided over by Obama’s successors, has been followed by a swift cancellation by Trumpian decree of the postracial age.—
Pankaj Mishra,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Some are slow and heavy brutes that have tons of health while others are slightly but deal more damage.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The project chronicles the adventures of Huntrix, a K-pop girl group comprising three members who just happen to also fight monsters from the underworld.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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As her fight for sobriety deepens, the line between inner demons and real monsters, blurs, culminating in a harrowing battle for survival and redemption.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
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The trio has a surprisingly good theory about the implosion of the makeshift Astral Pulse; seems like Shroud never found the original, and someone has been outfitting low-level criminals with bootlegs that are going awry like Robert’s.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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With spoofing tools, criminals can mimic real bank phone numbers and even use AI to reproduce familiar voices.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Baddies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baddies. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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