Synonyms of rascals

rascals

noun

plural of rascal

1

as in monkeys

an appealingly mischievous person

you little rascal, I saw you snitching some hors d'oeuvres even though our guests haven't even arrived yet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• monkeys
• devils
• urchins
• rogues
• rapscallions
• mischiefs
• brats
• scamps
• imps
• hellions
• ragamuffins
• madcaps
• nuisances
• juvenile delinquents
• disrupters
• cutups
• gamins
• skylarkers
• larkers
• misbehavers
• gamines

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• skunks
• heels
• snakes
• clowns
• beasts
• cretins
• curs
• jokers
• creeps
• louts
• boors
• cads
• churls
• stinkers
• scoundrels
• louses
• villains
• knaves
• reprobates
• miscreants
• scalawags
• varlets
• stinkards
• scapegraces

2

as in villains

a mean, evil, or unprincipled person

some cold-blooded rascal had set the barn afire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• villains
• brutes
• criminals
• offenders
• devils
• savages
• monsters
• scoundrels
• bandits
• knaves
• beasts
• wretches
• rogues
• reprobates
• thugs
• gangsters
• rapscallions
• scalawags
• varlets
• nazis
• scamps
• assassins
• miscreants
• crooks
• baddies
• no-goods
• losers
• evildoers
• fiends
• hounds
• heavies
• perpetrators
• meanies
• blackguards
• snakes
• scapegraces
• culprits
• trespassers
• lawbreakers
• caitiffs
• sinners
• felons
• outlaws
• ruffians
• desperadoes
• vipers
• hoodlums
• wrongdoers
• malefactors
• transgressors
• heels
• serpents
• hooligans
• cads
• racketeers
• convicts
• jailbirds
• perps
• rowdies
• cutthroats
• villainesses
• cons
• goons
• lowlifes
• toughs
• gunmen
• bravos
• roughs
• stinkers
• trash
• ne'er-do-wells

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• angels
• saints
• heroes
• innocents

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rascals

Of all the former rascals, Symoné has enjoyed the longest and most successful career in entertainment. — Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026

In the years since 2004’s Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, Penn’s carved out a niche embodying big-talking, attention-grabbing rascals who say inappropriate things, then shrug their way through the consequences. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026

In a time when unemployment is on the rise and the rich are running amok and wreaking havoc on the poor — and the social services in place to support them — who doesn’t love the idea of rogue rascals sticking it to a bougie institution by running off with its crown jewels? — Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 12 Nov. 2025

The former child actors have grown up since their go-kart derby days on-screen — some have even welcomed their own little rascals off-screen. — Keith Langston, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025

With their heavy bodies, the rascals had ridden down the oak trees to crop the luscious acorns from the tree tips. — Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025