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caitiff

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of caitiff

a mean, evil, or unprincipled person

upon entering the store, I was beset by a caitiff in the guise of a salesman set on separating me from my money

Synonyms of caitiff

baddie (or baddy), beast, brute, devil, evildoer, fiend, heavy, hound, knave, meanie (also meany), miscreant, monster, nazi, no-good, rapscallion, rascal, reprobate, rogue, savage, scalawag (or scallywag), scamp, scapegrace, scoundrel, varlet, villain, wretch

Words Related to caitiff

criminal, crook, culprit, felon, lawbreaker, malefactor, offender, perp, perpetrator, transgressor

sinner, trespasser, wrongdoer

cad, heel, serpent, snake, viper

bandit, bravo, desperado, outlaw

con, convict, jailbird

assassin, cutthroat, gangster, goon, gunman, hoodlum, hooligan, racketeer, ruffian, thug

rough, rowdy, tough

loser, lowlife, ne'er-do-well, stinker, trash

Near Antonyms of caitiff

angel, innocent, saint

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