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

All the power of the government — investigative, technological, legal — has been thrown at finding these mysterious, diabolically clever ballot baddies. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

There’s history, revolution, spies, plus a desperate dash to keep a dangerous scientific breakthrough – heavy water – out of the hands of the baddies. — Monitor Reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2026

Emilia Clarke and Emma D’Arcy, famous for playing Targaryen baddies, presented an award at the ceremony. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026

In fact, James Bond did battle with a squad of baddies using the snow ski version in the thriller The World Is Not Enough, and the US military has been experimenting with the concept. — New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026

Here's a little bit more about our champ, her rise to fame and a look back at her romp through the bracket of baddies. — Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Sep. 2026

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