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desperado

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Synonyms & Antonyms of desperado

old-fashioned a violent criminal who is not afraid of getting hurt or caught

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Synonyms & Near Synonyms for desperado

bandit,
bravo,
outlaw

baddie
(or baddy),
beast,
brute,
caitiff,
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

villainess

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

sinner,
trespasser,
wrongdoer

cad,
heel,
serpent,
snake,
viper

con,
convict,
jailbird

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

rough,
rowdy,
tough

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for desperado

angel,
innocent,
saint

hero

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