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Synonyms & Antonyms of beast
1
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
- she's a real beast to anyone who makes the mistake of crossing her
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2
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
- he always has to act like a beast whenever things don't go his way
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- bastard,
- bleeder
- [British],
- blighter
- [chiefly British],
- boor,
- bounder,
- bugger,
- buzzard,
- cad,
- chuff,
- churl,
- clown,
- creep,
- cretin,
- crud
- [slang],
- crumb
- [slang],
- cur,
- dirtbag
- [slang],
- dog,
- fink,
- heel,
- hound,
- jerk,
- joker,
- louse,
- lout,
- pill,
- rat,
- rat fink,
- reptile,
- rotter,
- schmuck
- [slang],
- scum,
- scumbag
- [slang],
- scuzzball
- [slang],
- skunk,
- sleaze,
- sleazebag
- [slang],
- sleazeball
- [slang],
- slime,
- slimeball
- [slang],
- slob,
- snake,
- so-and-so,
- sod
- [chiefly British],
- stinkard,
- stinker,
- swine,
- toad,
- varmint,
- vermin
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3
one of the lower animals as distinguished from human beings
- a frigid night that was fit for neither man nor beast
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4
a dull, unpleasant, or difficult piece of work
- controlling the state's vast bureaucracy has always been a beast
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The first known use of beast was in the 13th century
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