as in fraudulent
given to or marked by cheating and deception
a rogue administrator who took bribes to falsify paperwork
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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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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
Megan Marshall
september 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Some, called rogue planets, don't even orbit a star, but rather are floating through the cosmos untethered.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Such unsupervised conversational shape-shifting would make this rogue Humbert particularly charismatic.
—Vauhini Vara, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Such institutions need not buckle to the ideological demands of a rogue Chief Executive.
—Megan Marshall
september 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Some, called rogue planets, don't even orbit a star, but rather are floating through the cosmos untethered.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
Strong antivirus software can block fake AI downloads, phishing attempts and malware that hackers use to hijack your devices or train rogue AI models.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Such unsupervised conversational shape-shifting would make this rogue Humbert particularly charismatic.
—Vauhini Vara, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rogue
Adjective
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Websites with unusually long browser names or a lack of searchable company representatives or contact information could be fraudulent.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Trump wasted no time in taking to Truth Social to lambast the video as fake and fraudulent.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Yet if the Dodgers are to be cast as villains from the Book of Samuel, Toronto brought to the fight far more than pebbles.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The family moved to Hollywood 10 years later, and Gene Lockhart worked steadily as a character actor, usually in avuncular roles, sometimes as a villain.—
NPR,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
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One photo circulated online of the incident showed a monkey climbing up a wall, while two others were near trash piles, per News12.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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With his teammates crowding around him in celebration, the veteran mimed the old monkey-of-my-back motion after his first goal as a Bruin.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In New Jersey, creating or sharing deceptive AI media can lead to prison time and fines.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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But the first time around, producers relied on deceptive camera angles and some CGI to edit out her pregnancy belly.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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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
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Each fits into typical RPG classes — with Armon being the close combat brute, Harlow the magical crowd control specialist, Rafa the agile rogue, and Vex serving as a summoner who calls on minions to do the dirty work.—
George Yang,
Rolling Stone,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The anime series follows a young man who can demolish fellow devils via a pullstring in his chest that transforms parts of his body into chainsaws.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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For Kahlo Dior, dressed as a devil, that sense of belonging was especially important.—
Sonia Mankame,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Poulaines hurt the wearer’s feet and could make their toe bones crooked.—
Michael Watson,
The Conversation,
20 Oct. 2025
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Barry Cooper, the colorful former police officer turned scourge of crooked cops, couldn’t attend the screening of a new film about him at the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival in Arkansas.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
14 Oct. 2025
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With no one on in the bottom of the seventh, Ohtani hit a monster home run off Seranthony Dominguez to tie the game once again.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Ohtani’s monster 4-4 night – which included two home runs, two doubles, an astonishing five walks and 12 total bases – helped the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-5 win in 18 innings on Monday.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Rogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rogue. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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