Synonyms of evildoers

evildoers

noun

plural of evildoer

1

as in criminals

a person who commits moral wrongs

if good people stand by and do nothing, evildoers will triumph

Synonyms & Similar Words

• criminals
• wrongdoers
• villains
• sinners
• offenders
• malefactors
• corrupters
• immoralists
• lawbreakers
• transgressors
• felons
• reprobates
• crooks
• miscreants
• misdoers
• misfeasors

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• angels
• saints
• innocents

2

as in villains

a mean, evil, or unprincipled person

Iago from Shakespeare's Othello became one of the most notorious evildoers in all of literature

Synonyms & Similar Words

• villains
• brutes
• criminals
• offenders
• monsters
• devils
• savages
• beasts
• bandits
• scoundrels
• thugs
• nazis
• wretches
• assassins
• gangsters
• reprobates
• baddies
• miscreants
• rogues
• knaves
• rascals
• crooks
• scalawags
• perpetrators
• losers
• fiends
• varlets
• no-goods
• rapscallions
• heavies
• scamps
• hounds
• meanies
• wrongdoers
• sinners
• culprits
• snakes
• lawbreakers
• trespassers
• transgressors
• scapegraces
• caitiffs
• malefactors
• blackguards
• outlaws
• felons
• vipers
• perps
• serpents
• racketeers
• hoodlums
• desperadoes
• convicts
• ruffians
• heels
• villainesses
• hooligans
• cads
• cons
• cutthroats
• goons
• jailbirds
• lowlifes
• rowdies
• toughs
• gunmen
• roughs
• stinkers
• bravos
• trash
• ne'er-do-wells

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• angels
• saints
• heroes
• innocents

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of evildoers

This year, McDonald’s teamed up with Disney on a line of Boo Buckets inspired by five of everyone’s favorite evildoers. — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2026

This would account for the way that everyday concerns (like missing the bus) and unlikely occurrences (being chased by evildoers) can mesh in dreams, forming a mix of strange situations. — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 18 Aug. 2026

And he was jacked, a hulking man who was not afraid to drop-kick a kid who was part of a gang of evildoers. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026

This might be a clever ploy by AI makers or evildoers. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026

With the right story hook, gameplay overhaul, and look, a team of anthropomorphic animals taking on galactic evildoers with agile spaceships in a fun and colorful sci-fi setting feels like an easy win — especially for a company like Nintendo. — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2026

At over 1,200 miles, there’s room to encounter evildoers along the way and fight the weather to deliver the tree by Christmas. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Dec. 2025

That makes your account with the cleanup service a juicy target for evildoers who specialize in misusing personal data. — PC Magazine, 13 Aug. 2025