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adjective

ˈrōg How to pronounce rogue (audio)
Definition of roguenext
as in fraudulent
given to or marked by cheating and deception a rogue administrator who took bribes to falsify paperwork

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rogue

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noun

1
as in villain
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person a rogue who had nothing but contempt for people who made their living honestly

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2
as in monkey
an appealingly mischievous person the little rogue always seems to end up being forgiven for his pranks

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Recent Examples of rogue
Adjective
OpenAI’s rogue-agent incident showed how government intervention was counterproductive to cyberdefense. — Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 27 July 2026 Humanity can't even agree on whether and which guardrails are needed to rein in rogue agents. — ABC News, 26 July 2026 An advisory about the software vulnerability was posted last week, warning that a hacker could abuse the flaw to run rogue computer code via 7-Zip installations. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 20 July 2026 For one thing, artificial intelligence could enable rogue actors to design new, potentially devastating pathogens at scale. — David Blumenthal, STAT, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for rogue
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rogue
  1. fraudulent
  2. villain
  3. monkey
  4. deceptive
  5. brute
  6. devil
  7. crooked
  8. monster
Adjective
  • The new features include the Clear Skies Papermill Alarm, which helps identify potentially fraudulent manuscripts at submission.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026
  • In May, Percival directed DHS attorneys to pursue additional enforcement actions targeting fraudulent asylum claims.
    — Preston Mizell , Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of fraudulent
Noun
  • The Athletic’s hockey staff came together to identify the definitive on-ice villain for every team in the NHL.
    — Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 27 July 2026
  • Em details how Alan Rickman who played Hans Gruber, one of the most iconic villains in film history, offered director John McTiernan several key ideas that improved the film.
    — Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of villain
Noun
  • She was hooked by Punch after her daughter in the Philippines told her about the monkey.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
  • The monkeys were likely both refugees from the booming population of rhesus macaques widespread in Silver Springs State Park, which is roughly 50 miles away, and surrounding areas.
    — Rylan DiGiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2026
Definition of monkey
Adjective
  • This predominantly includes deceptive measures and signal disruptions as responses to intrusive drones.
    — Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • Warren also raised concerns about X’s banking partner, Cross River Bank, pointing to prior enforcement actions over deceptive loan practices involving the bank’s fintech partners.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026
Definition of deceptive
Noun
  • Shinnecock was still a brute of a test, but the red numbers on the white scoreboard were an unfamiliar site for this course.
    — Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
  • These brutes commonly exceed 50 pounds.
    — Keith Sutton, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2026
Definition of brute
Noun
  • Daniel isn’t this devil’s only minion; Armand’s got an Illumination movie’s worth of cronies doing his bidding.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 July 2026
  • The scene was both serious and strange — after all, this was Vegas and a member of the Satanic temple with black devil horns affixed to the top of his head was waiting for his turn on the microphone.
    — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of devil
Adjective
  • Resurrection Dex’s Resurrection is an uncomfortably honest and self-critical mixtape about the British rapper attempting to reform his crooked ways.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 17 July 2026
  • Whitehead, meanwhile, crystalizes his sense of what makes the city run, where Carney fits in, and how the straight and crooked worlds are entwined in one strange ecosystem with laws that only the lawless can enforce.
    — David Hajdu, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
Definition of crooked
Noun
  • Pane and McKay revealed that British actor Simon Pegg will voice the Balrog, a giant demonic monster who helps Sauron forge the One Ring.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Curtis is divorced, and still carries a torch for his ex-wife (Kelsey Scott) — now the governor of Illinois and architect of an innovative monster rehabilitation program with the Candyman (as in the movies) its star participant.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 26 July 2026
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