Synonyms of miscreant

miscreant 1 of 2

noun

1

as in villain

a mean, evil, or unprincipled person

halt, vile miscreant, and face justice!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• villain
• brute
• offender
• criminal
• monster
• savage
• devil
• wretch
• rascal
• reprobate
• rogue
• beast
• scoundrel
• knave
• scapegrace
• bandit
• caitiff
• no-good
• assassin
• thug
• scalawag
• scamp
• loser
• evildoer
• varlet
• gangster
• fiend
• crook
• hound
• heavy
• nazi
• perpetrator
• rapscallion
• baddie
• meanie
• trespasser
• felon
• culprit
• snake
• perp
• blackguard
• transgressor
• wrongdoer
• sinner
• malefactor
• lawbreaker
• desperado
• outlaw
• ruffian
• viper
• villainess
• hoodlum
• convict
• serpent
• con
• hooligan
• cad
• rough
• heel
• lowlife
• racketeer
• goon
• tough
• rowdy
• jailbird
• cutthroat
• gunman
• stinker
• bravo
• trash
• ne'er-do-well

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• innocent
• hero
• angel
• saint

2

as in offender

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• offender
• criminal
• culprit
• lawbreaker
• defendant
• malefactor
• crook
• accomplice
• perpetrator
• desperado
• misdemeanant
• suspect
• principal
• perp
• outlaw
• thug
• villain
• trespasser
• convict
• wrongdoer
• hoodlum
• transgressor
• jailbird
• sinner
• hooligan
• gangster
• racketeer
• fish
• recidivist
• mobster
• gun
• evildoer
• triggerman
• backslider
• gunsel
• detainee
• arrestee
• enforcer
• accused
• gallows bird
• gunman
• blackhander
• hit man
• misdoer
• misfeasor
• button man
• repeater
• relapser

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lawman
• gangbuster

miscreant

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adjective

1

as in evil

Related Words

• evil
• wicked
• iniquitous
• despicable
• wrong
• immoral
• detestable
• contemptible
• vile
• ignoble
• sordid
• dishonorable
• ignominious
• foul
• low-down
• execrable
• vicious
• snide
• wretched
• currish
• dirty
• bad
• low-minded
• cruel
• depraved
• corrupt
• reprehensible
• base
• degenerate
• nasty
• paltry
• debauched
• perverted
• dissolute
• censurable
• unscrupulous
• mean
• blamable
• blameworthy
• debased
• villainous
• low
• unprincipled
• atrocious
• unethical
• disreputable
• discreditable
• disgraceful
• shameful
• unworthy

Dissimilar Words

• noble
• virtuous
• honorable
• high
• righteous
• venerable
• ethical
• straight
• upright
• lofty
• moral
• excellent
• good
• honest
• just
• right
• scrupulous
• principled
• exemplary
• proper
• respectable
• high-minded
• commendable
• decent
• right-minded
• reputable
• blameless
• guiltless
• incorruptible
• seemly
• irreproachable
• uncorrupted
• unerring

2

as in godless

Related Words

• godless
• secular
• heretical
• irreligious
• atheistic
• agnostic
• nonreligious
• blasphemous
• unholy
• religionless
• ungodly
• impious
• irreverent
• sacrilegious
• unhallowed
• profane
• pagan
• unconsecrated
• heathen
• paganish

Dissimilar Words

• pious
• reverent
• religious
• holy
• devout
• godly
• sainted
• saintly
• worshipful
• prayerful
• worshipping
• sacred
• God-fearing
• sanctified
• sacrosanct
• consecrated
• hallowed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of miscreant

Noun

Elswyth can shoot ivy vines from her hands, wrapping the vines around miscreants to incapacitate them. — Chris Hewitt, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026

If anything, Congress has not been tough enough with miscreants over the years. — Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026

Adjective

You have been identified and are now in our National Database of miscreant Harris supporters, either by social interactions with your neighbors who are on our investigations team, or by yard signs, or vehicle bumper stickers. — Samuel Burke, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024

The principal has an elaborate new security system installed with facial-recognition technology cameras positioned throughout the school, allowing for miscreant students to be identified and slapped with demerit points. — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2024