Synonyms of rakish

rakish

adjective

ˈrā-kish 

as in corrupt

having or showing lowered moral character or standards

within a few short years their rakish son had squandered the family fortune on hard liquor and fast cars

Synonyms & Similar Words

• corrupt
• degraded
• sick
• dissolute
• crooked
• decadent
• debauched
• loose
• libertine
• degenerate
• perverted
• depraved
• warped
• perverse
• rakehell
• debased
• unwholesome
• dissipated
• spoiled
• vicious
• reprobate
• demoralized
• dishonest
• wicked
• unclean
• evil
• unscrupulous
• immoral
• rakehelly
• bad
• unprincipled
• bent
• jackleg
• cutthroat
• unethical
• sinful
• nefarious
• tainted
• contaminated
• iniquitous
• miscreant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pure
• incorruptible
• uncorrupted
• ethical
• honest
• uncorrupt
• moral
• principled
• good
• virtuous
• righteous

Examples of rakish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Newly embedded to the Fly Team, Wes is described as charming and rakish, an agent whose impeccable instincts and unconventional tactics fuel his drive to stop at nothing to achieve justice. —Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 22 July 2024

Vanity Fair came out with a gorgeous picture of Ben, looking rakish and devastatingly handsome. —Sally Quinn, Washington Post, 18 July 2024

Mesh polo shirt-sporting venture capital bro Troy (Jake Lacy) nods toward the rakish Roger Federer. —Fawnia Soo Hoo, refinery29.com, 23 Apr. 2024

In the summer before Statehood, a rakish Native Hawaiian beachboy reaps the rewards of tourism, until an old flame and an unexpected discovery force him to question his loyalties. —Valerie Complex, Deadline, 8 July 2024