cad

noun

ˈkad How to pronounce cad (audio)
Definition of cadnext
as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others he's the type of cad who readily bad-mouths every woman who's ever dumped him

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Recent Examples of cad Tracy Letts is one such person, but his Chicago anecdote paints Colbert as a cad. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026 As long as these self-promoting cads are in charge, things can only get worse. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 July 2025 As Bertram, Gabriel Brown played well the spoiled and despicable cad. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2025 Then in the second episode, having behaved like a cad to Isabella for 20-ish minutes, Bobbie goes off on a rant. — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for cad
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cad
  1. jerk
  2. dog
  3. clown
  4. joker
  5. bounder
Noun
  • In Show Must Go On, the comedian embraces his own compassion by pretending to be a jerk.
    — Britina Cheng, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
  • That screwed up the works / And not due to his sloppy hiring / Of a crew of incompetent jerks.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of jerk
Noun
  • The Perk That Actually Works For years, companies have competed to fill their offices with amenities meant to signal ambition—ping pong tables, nap rooms, office dogs, sprawling lounges.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Authorities are using divers, dogs, sonar and other types of technologies to scour the area for Karen Solomon, Saucier said.
    — Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of dog
Noun
  • Rather than deescalating, Gabela yelled at Corben, calling him a clown.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Yusef Toubassi sits with his grandson Masa, looking on as children run by with cheeks painted bright colors and others howling with joy as clowns spin them around.
    — Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of clown
Noun
  • The jokers Toth and Jackson, bless them, keep things endearing and funny.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • At some point, all these jokers need to sit down and stop auditioning for attention long enough to actually do the jobs they were elected or appointed to do.
    — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of joker
Noun
  • And Cronenworth, fouling off pitches against lefty Aaron Ashby, did well to stave off a strikeout before hitting a soft bounder to first baseman Jake Bauers.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • His first option was to LaMelo Ball, who was assigned to run past a flare screen away from the in-bounder.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2026
Definition of bounder

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“Cad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cad. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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