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1
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
- halt, vile miscreant, and face justice!
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2
a person who has committed a crime
- a youthful offender surrounded in prison by hard-bitten miscreants who had committed just about every crime imaginable
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adjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms of miscreant (Entry 2 of 2)
1
as in immoral, bad
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- base,
- contemptible,
- currish,
- despicable,
- detestable,
- dirty,
- dishonorable,
- execrable,
- ignoble,
- ignominious,
- low,
- low-down,
- low-minded,
- mean,
- nasty,
- paltry,
- snide,
- sordid,
- vile,
- wretched
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2
as in secular, godless
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- devout,
- God-fearing,
- godly,
- holy,
- prayerful,
- religious,
- sainted,
- saintly,
- worshipful,
- worshipping
- (also worshiping)
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“Miscreant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscreant. Accessed 15 Oct. 2021.
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