meanies

noun

plural of meanie
as in villains
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person the class thought the substitute teacher was a big meanie when she assigned homework over the holidays

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Recent Examples of meanies I'mPhaedra Trethan, applauding this Missouri TV anchor for mocking the meanies who tried to mock her. — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025 The Drymonema larsoni, commonly known as pink meanies, were first observed in the Gulf Coast in 2000. — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025 Once cooler weather pushes in, experts predict that both the moon jellies and pink meanies are likely to disappear from Texas beaches. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meanies
  1. villains
  2. brutes
  3. monsters
  4. devils
  5. savages
  6. criminals
Noun
  • Directed by Grammy Award-winning filmmaker James Mackel, the visual is three-and-a-half minutes of spy stuff, our hero, dressed to impress, making short work of the many villains who lurk in her hotel.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2026
  • One of Batman’s creepiest villains is descending upon the box office this weekend.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of villains
Noun
  • These brutes commonly exceed 50 pounds.
    — Keith Sutton, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2026
  • In Raspail’s tale, hordes of impoverished and dark-​skinned brutes from India descend onto French shores by way of rafts, the first wave of an invasion of the civilized West by the brown-​skinned developing world.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of brutes
Noun
  • Set on a mysterious island ravaged by floods and warring armies, a masked boy and girl must traverse atmospheric environments, rescue friends, and confront nightmarish monsters.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Wētā is famous for its monsters and sci-fi creatures, so making a romantic lead gave the creatives a unique challenge.
    — Emily Maskell, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of monsters
Noun
  • Researchers have also documented the phenomenon in dogs, Tasmanian devils, and some kinds of clams and other shellfish.
    — Adam Cohen, Oklahoman, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In 2025, two Tasmanian devils arrived at the Australian Outback exhibit.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
Definition of devils
Noun
  • Among the English-speaking settlers, the events at Lake George would be remembered as a massacre, and the Indigenous people whose home this was, whose conventions of war did not match those of the European empires, were called savages.
    — James Whorton Jr, Longreads, 13 Oct. 2026
  • And potentially discover treasure that will keep the savages at home from tearing the place down.
    — Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of savages
Noun
  • Also protect the email account associated with your Social Security profile because criminals may target it to reset other passwords.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Ford placed the inmate’s bid for clemency on the agenda of the state pardons board — an example, Lombardo claims, of the way Ford treats criminals.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of criminals

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“Meanies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meanies. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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