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knave

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of knave

a mean, evil, or unprincipled person

he plays the role of the duplicitous knave who tries to foil the play's hero

Synonyms of knave

baddie (or baddy), beast, brute, caitiff, devil, evildoer, fiend, heavy, hound, 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 knave

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, neʼer-do-well, stinker, trash

Near Antonyms of knave

angel, innocent, saint

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