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
Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2025
Witnesses said the owner tried valiantly to capture the rogue vehicle.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2025
Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
On an earnings call for Altice International on August 7th, Drahi portrayed Pereira as a rogue operator who no longer played a key role at the company.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
These tiny, rogue wires can pose considerable health risks.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2025
Witnesses said the owner tried valiantly to capture the rogue vehicle.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
The actress, born Margaret Denise Quigley, has played badass leading women throughout her career, including the titular rogue assassin in the CW’s Nikita and FBI Agent Hannah Wells in the ABC/Netflix political drama, Designated Survivor, to name a few.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
On an earnings call for Altice International on August 7th, Drahi portrayed Pereira as a rogue operator who no longer played a key role at the company.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 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,
4 Sep. 2025
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Blount deposited money into the account until April 2022, when the bank shut it down and reversed over $70,000 worth of the fraudulent deposits, prosecutors said.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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Vineland’s repressive villain Brock Vond ends ferried to hell by two Eastside vatos locos, while the hippie father Zoyd reunites with his daughter at an anarchist family picnic.—
John Lopez,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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There are villains in every episode and the story uses them to showcase some societal issues.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Along the Campuhan Ridge Walk, golden light spills across rice paddies like stairways—while mischievous monkeys chatter in the Sacred Forest Sanctuary—swinging past gnarled banyan roots and ancient statues of Hanuman, the Hindu monkey god.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Intel saga The monkey-wrench, as usual, is the president.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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There will be a temptation because of his height to draw parallels with Moyes’ use of Marouane Fellaini and Soucek, two key pillars of his Everton and West Ham sides, but where Rohl is concerned, his size can be deceptive.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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In 2024, CarShield paid $10 million to settle allegations by the Federal Trade Commission that its ads were deceptive and that customers discovered many repairs were not covered.—
Brian Sloan,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Mihály is a brute who mistreats his mother.—
Adam Solomons,
IndieWire,
28 Aug. 2025
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Some are slow and heavy brutes that have tons of health while others are slightly but deal more damage.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The term Jab Jab itself comes from the French term for devil.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
23 Aug. 2025
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In Michelangelo’s Last Judgment a devil drags one of the damned to hell by his testicles (which sounds like heaven to me).—
Michael Robbins,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The dust of Ogunleye, the crooked end of the street, the large canal by my uncle’s shop, the small stream of water that flowed behind our house into the large canal at the other end of the street, the foul smell that overcame the street the first time, the getting used to, the boys.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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For a Chicago Cubs lineup that has struggled lately to consistently score runs, let alone put up a crooked number, Friday’s opener against the Colorado Rockies provided the ideal bounce-back environment coming off the sweep in San Francisco.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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Labubu is a doll that resembles a monster, featuring a large head, sharp teeth and prominent eyes.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Four years later, when Pop Mart began selling Labubus on key rings, the toothy monsters began to be seen everywhere — and the phenomenon really has taken off lately.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Rogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rogue. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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