ROGUE Synonyms: 164 Similar and Opposite Words

rogue 1 of 2

adjective

ˈrōg

Definition of rogue

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

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

Adjective

OpenAI is now training its most advanced AI models without internet access following a string of rogue hacking incidents. — Emma Roth, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2026 The attempt abused the first PHP flaw, CVE-2026-109618, which can allow an attacker to execute rogue computer code without authentication. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026 The most dangerous rogue agent may not be the one that breaks through its guardrails. — Shekhar Iyer, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Gee, who used to pop into fraternity parties unannounced to keep tabs on them, said he is not bothered by the reintegration of the three formerly rogue organizations. — Brittany Shammas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rogue

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rogue

Adjective

Federal prosecutors allege that Davis recruited people for an associated scheme involving the submission of fraudulent claims for sick and family leave credits and employee retention credits.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
An example would be an individual who was in trouble with the authorities for fraudulent behavior but claimed that police personnel are also corrupt.

— Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of fraudulent

Noun

Horowitz then brought up Skarsgard’s longtime interest in playing a villain in the James Bond franchise.

— Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2026
Much psychological research has focussed on the degradation of villains, but a symmetrical force works to elevate victims.

— Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of villain

Noun

White women in my hometown, students at the University of Mississippi, were captured on video making racist gestures—gesturing and making sounds like monkeys—at their Black neighbors’ video doorbell.

— Claire Howorth, Vanity Fair, 13 Nov. 2026
The movie follows an underground fight tournament hiding the auction of one of the last few surviving Yaki monkeys.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of monkey

Adjective

Voters across the country saw through the deceptive tactics utilized by super PACs, corporations, and nonprofits.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026
The agency said undisclosed collection or use of personal information to personalize prices could violate the FTC Act’s prohibition on unfair or deceptive practices.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of deceptive

Noun

Most sportsmen wonder how any whitetail bucks, let alone a brute such as Kontras’, could have been so easily patterned.

— Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026
The show’s depiction of Hugh as a family man has been much more sympathetic than the book’s description of him as a power-hungry brute.

— James Grebey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of brute

Noun

Dion shared a few photos of her own from the show on social media, including Instagram Stories post featuring herself, her two sons, Eddy and Nelson Angélil, and Black, all throwing up devil horns.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2026
The guitars shred our ears, the wall opens up, and a pair of monsters slinks into the room — a red devil, a hunchbacked demon with a black snout.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of devil

Adjective

The wings were awkward and ugly, tipped with crooked, writhing little hands, the outstretched skin loose and shivering between its fingers.

— Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026
When a job goes wrong and Viktor is seriously hurt, Malina cuts a deal with a crooked doctor.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of crooked

Noun

The monster romance is as old as Pasiphaë tricking the white bull into bedding her, but a spate of recent offerings, across film and literature, especially, have come to form something less like a genre and more like a drug.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026
The potential start of a monster buyback program in December is a promising catalyst.

— Alexa LoMonaco,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026

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