blackguards 1 of 2

Definition of blackguardsnext
plural of blackguard

blackguards

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verb

present tense third-person singular of blackguard

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackguards
Noun
  • Giannis, a gentleman even in this era of scoundrels, likely wants to do right by the Bucks, too.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
  • These twin influences, religious fervor and a preoccupation with dangerous men, would go on to define the next six decades of the director’s working life, finding expression as a conviction that even scoundrels are in possession of a soul.
    Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As the President insults allies, woos dictators, and spurns long-standing commitments, Rubio has to convince his counterparts that America will not entirely abandon its friends.
    Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The paddling comes as revenge for multiple times Marty insults the businessman throughout the movie.
    Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Barraza, who was a member of the 501st Legion, a fan group that painstakingly re-creates Star Wars villains' costumes, already had her new suitcases packed — which resembled the ones Harry Potter took with him to Hogwarts.
    Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Their goal is to end stereotypes by showing Latinos can authentically play any role—heroes, complex villains, or leaders.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Unlike Vegas with its cast of reprobates and wackos, this joint is classy and clean and just a wee bit indulgent.
    David Weiss, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • They’re typically retired, sitting on pensions and 401(k)s, and may be naive to the techniques favored by con artists and reprobates who run riot on the internet.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There may not be campaign materials, including clothing that promotes or disparages any candidate on the ballot within 100 feet of the entrance to polling places.
    Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Westman had decorated the assault rifle and shotgun with hate speech in ways that aligned with the dark underbelly of alt-right meme culture that regularly disparages people of color, Jewish people, the LGBTQ+, and people with disabilities.
    Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Of all the former rascals, Symoné has enjoyed the longest and most successful career in entertainment.
    Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
  • In the years since 2004’s Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, Penn’s carved out a niche embodying big-talking, attention-grabbing rascals who say inappropriate things, then shrug their way through the consequences.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Douglas belittles his son’s erratic career.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
  • But there are many people with a voice that belittles them.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Stand back up, keeping your core tight and pressing through your heels.
    RikkiLynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Starmer’s four-day visit to China is the first by a British leader since 2018 and comes on the heels of a similar trip by Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada.
    Melinda Yao, NBC news, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Blackguards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackguards. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.

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