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
Mando is still a New Republic contractor, and the Imperials are still a threat, though down a few baddies.
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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
Calling on all baddies, calling on all baddies.
—Gia Peppers, VIBE.com, 6 Mar. 2026
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
Calling on all baddies, calling on all baddies.
—Gia Peppers, VIBE.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for baddies
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Fast forward two years, and they are now presented as villains in a way no other team has since the late 1990s Yankees teams.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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Simon was more interested in sociological dynamics about what makes a city tick than traditional heroes or villains, creating a complex portrait of humanity at its best and worst.—
Derek Lawrence,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 June 2026
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That’s happened in several Mid Atlantic rivers, but in the absence of larger brutes like blues and flathead, channels will thrive and can break the 15-pound mark.—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
9 Apr. 2026
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In Raspail’s tale, hordes of impoverished and dark-skinned brutes from India descend onto French shores by way of rafts, the first wave of an invasion of the civilized West by the brown-skinned developing world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
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Some fans believe that the Backrooms is best left empty, viewing monsters as a cheap distraction from the existential horror of an infinite office space.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Yet, the slender fangjaw proves that the creatures that look like monsters might actually hold the blueprints for our future.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
26 May 2026
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Russian athletes are routinely asked to answer for the actions of their government, yet athletes from other countries are rarely subjected to the same scrutiny or treated as though they are personally aligned with war criminals or dictators.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2026
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Rafay Baloch, a cybersecurity expert and author of the book Web Hacking Arsenal, says that criminals specifically look for travelers who appear disoriented.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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“Baddies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baddies. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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