no-goods

plural of no-good

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for no-goods
Noun
  • Their success obviously wasn't permanent, given Hocus Pocus 2 sees the villains return — but hey, almost 30 years of banishment is a pretty good run.
    Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Still, the Expos' downfall is not without its villains.
    Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • With both travel and programming budgets under pressure, all markets have to make a strong case to get buyer and seller bums on seats (or, more accurately, into screening booths and meeting rooms).
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Ndiaye aside, Everton have long lacked bums-off-seats kinds of players.
    Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • An extermination of the brutes in the Middle East, presided over by Obama’s successors, has been followed by a swift cancellation by Trumpian decree of the postracial age.
    Pankaj Mishra, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Some are slow and heavy brutes that have tons of health while others are slightly but deal more damage.
    Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • As the trend becomes increasingly widespread, criminals are turning to faster ways to procure cars for racing.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Instead, two wannabe criminals, with their faces obscured by pantyhose, simply walk into the local art museum and rip the paintings right off the walls.
    Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In Havana, beggars are ubiquitous.
    Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Got a lot of mountains to climb, had to leave some beggars behind.
    Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Deferred prosecution programs are designed for individuals who have committed less serious offenses, often first-time offenders, and offer them a chance to avoid a criminal conviction.
    David Clarey, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • If this is what’s happening, Durvasula advises talent leaders to figure out ways to keep offenders away from as many people as possible.
    Susan Caminiti, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The former, in which Burnett and Hamilton did a song-and-dance routine as Dust Bowl-era hobos, marked the first of several times that the two performed together.
    Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • From oversized, slouchy hobos to structured East-West silhouettes and laptop-ready work totes, this season’s best suede bags deliver a luxurious polish that will elevate every fall wardrobe.
    Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The project — which chronicles the adventures of Huntrix, a K-pop girl group comprising three members who just happen to also fight monsters from the underworld — has been a surprise hit for the streamer, and its soundtrack has spent several weeks in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart.
    Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
  • As with the tikbálang, many monsters' status as threatening beings started within the confines of colonialism, Zarka pointed out.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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“No-goods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/no-goods. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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