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cad

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of cad

a person whose behavior is offensive to others
  • He's the type of cad who readily bad-mouths every girl who's ever dumped him.
Synonyms of cad

beast, boor, churl, clown, creep, cur, dog, heel, jerk, joker, louse, lout, pill, rat, reptile, scum, skunk, slob, snake, stinker, swine, varmint, vermin
Words Related to cad

barbarian, brute, caveman, Neanderthal, savage

loudmouth, vulgarian

lowlife, miscreant, rascal, rogue, roughneck, scab, scamp, scoundrel, villain, wretch

booby, fool, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, nut

airhead, birdbrain, blockhead, dolt, dope, dork [slang], goon, half-wit, idiot, imbecile, moron, turkey
Phrases Synonymous with cad

son of a gun
Near Antonyms of cad

hero, heroine, idol, role model

gentleman, lady

angel, saint

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