Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackguards
Noun
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New Orleans has long been notorious for embracing such scoundrels, a reputation that isn’t exactly helped by the fact that, for many years, disgraced attorneys who lost their licenses in Louisiana and applied for readmission to the bar often got it.
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Political leaders who encourage or tolerate such scoundrels should be driven from office.
Verb
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Ohm quickly insults nearly every employee at this small hotel within moments of meeting them, except for the young, pretty bartender, Fiona (Florence Ordesh).
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Saariaho never once loses control of momentum and never insults her own tastefulness.
Noun
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Together, the band brings to life a mythic world of ancient heroes and villains, attracting an excited audience of headbangers and fantasy fanatics, many of whom show up in costume.
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Animation fans were in for a very tasty treat, as the episode introduced villains and set the tone for the brutal show adapted from the best-selling Vertigo series by the late Anthony Bourdain, co-created with Joel Rose.
Verb
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Still, Kennedy disparages germ theory and attempts to undermine it with shaky arguments.
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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.
Noun
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Unlike Vegas with its cast of reprobates and wackos, this joint is classy and clean and just a wee bit indulgent.
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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.
Verb
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Trump, on the other hand, belittles and degrades people every day.
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Tanya Reynolds offers a broader glimpse of Caroline Bingley, a character who often belittles Mary.
Noun
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Of all the former rascals, Symoné has enjoyed the longest and most successful career in entertainment.
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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.
Verb
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He also bad-mouths my son’s wife.
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“Blackguards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackguards. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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