Synonyms of beasts

beasts

noun

plural of beast

1

as in brutes

a mean, evil, or unprincipled person

she's a real beast to anyone who makes the mistake of crossing her

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• angels
• saints
• heroes
• innocents

2

as in bastards

a person whose behavior is offensive to others

he always has to act like a beast whenever things don't go his way

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bastards
• dogs
• jerks
• clowns
• skunks
• brutes
• snakes
• reptiles
• rats
• jokers
• creeps
• vermin
• swine
• idiots
• toads
• morons
• villains
• buggers
• varmints
• heels
• rotters
• boors
• brats
• bounders
• stinkers
• cads
• buzzards
• barbarians
• nuisances
• pills
• hounds
• blighters
• curs
• scumbags
• scums
• louses
• slimes
• schmucks
• louts
• sods
• dirtbags
• bleeders
• fools
• cretins
• savages
• churls
• sons of guns
• finks
• nerds
• stinkards
• scuzzballs
• cruds
• slimeballs
• wretches
• crumbs
• slobs
• so-and-sos
• chuffs
• sleazeballs
• sleazebags
• nuts
• cavemen
• scoundrels
• sleazes
• rat finks
• rogues
• vulgarians
• rascals
• lowlifes
• imbeciles
• loudmouths
• roughnecks
• Neanderthals
• blockheads
• scabs
• miscreants
• dolts
• scamps
• boobies
• dopes
• pests
• goons
• turkeys
• airheads
• snobs
• jackasses
• ninnies
• nincompoops
• schmoes
• dorks
• snots
• dinks
• doofuses
• nits
• nitwits
• dweebs
• snips
• birdbrains
• half-wits
• insolents
• snoots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• heroes
• gentlemen
• ladies
• idols
• role models
• angels
• heroines
• saints

3

as in animals

one of the lower animals as distinguished from human beings

a frigid night that was fit for neither man nor beast

Synonyms & Similar Words

• animals
• creatures
• beasties
• critters
• brutes
• quadrupeds
• vermin
• invertebrates
• carnivores
• varmints
• bipeds
• pets
• herbivores
• vertebrates
• insectivores
• domestic animals
• blasties
• livestocks
• ferals
• stocks

4

as in headaches

a dull, unpleasant, or difficult piece of work

controlling the state's vast bureaucracy has always been a beast

Synonyms & Similar Words

• headaches
• jobs
• killers
• bears
• burdens
• chores
• efforts
• labors
• loads
• nuisances
• drudgeries
• strains
• lucubrations
• weights
• troubles
• heavy liftings
• sweats
• grinds
• bothers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• breezes
• setups
• kid stuff
• duck soup
• snaps
• cinches
• child's play

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of beasts

But on Monday one of the bigger beasts of Wall Street, Goldman Sachs Chief Economist Jan Hatzius, came out guns blazing at Warsh. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

In September, the Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup and Arts Festival brings in more than 20,000 spectators who line a hillside to watch riders corral the majestic beasts. — Jess Hoffert, Midwest Living, 5 Aug. 2026

The wild beasts of the wilderness were thus feared, revered—and persecuted. — Literary Hub, 30 July 2026

Ulf has Silverwing and Hugh rides Vermithor, both formidable beasts. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Some of the fiercest beasts of prey in your garden are on your side. — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026

The world drew heavily from the paintings of fantasy illustrator Frank Frazetta, who depicted scenes of barbarians and beasts in conflict, of pulp fiction heroes, femme fatales, and fierce warrior women. — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 29 June 2026

The findings, detailed today in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, suggest not only that all black holes emit such a wind but also that these beasts are not total loners that are isolated from their environments. — Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 4 June 2026

But Lisius saw something different in those growing beasts — the beginnings of a tornado. — Emily Holshouser may 19, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026