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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
Meanwhile, Belgium surely was extra motivated by the decidedly rogue action. — Vahe Gregorian july 7, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026 The vignettes range from aliens crashing a slumber party to a man suffering a rogue ocular transplant, but the finest segments come courtesy of original Blair Witch Project director Eduardo Sánchez and The Raid (2011) filmmaker Gareth Evans. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026 In your view, are the biggest risks from AI systems themselves or from the humans deploying them, the possibility of AI in the hands of rogue actors is particularly concerning here. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 23 June 2026 Just two years earlier a president had resigned in disgrace after what had been one of the nation’s toughest constitutional challenges, putting immense pressure on Congress and the Supreme Court to respond to a rogue executive branch. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 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
  • Under federal law, persons who 'knowingly and willfully … make any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation' to Congress may be subject to penalties.
    — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 23 July 2026
  • Mind you, Miss Manners agrees with your indignation at this fraudulent maneuver.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 21 July 2026
Definition of fraudulent
Noun
  • The Modi government has portrayed the demonstrators as villains.
    — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 July 2026
  • In the comic, twin brothers Sean and Chris learn their bodies have been enhanced by nanotechnology, thrusting them into a fight against the villain Deadalus within a futuristic world where nature and technology exist side by side.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 July 2026
Definition of villain
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  • The 2,000 year old pet cemetery in the ancient port city of Berenice, Egypt includes cats, dogs and even monkeys who were buried with their collars and necklaces, draped in textiles and pieces of pottery and otherwise treated as treasured pets.
    — Felicia Feaster, USA Today, 17 July 2026
  • Known locally as Likweli, genetic analysis confirmed that the Colobus congoensis monkey belonged to the colobus family.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
Definition of monkey
Adjective
  • At 6ft 3in (190cm) with unconventional movement mechanics, he is likened to Liverpool forward Hugo Ekitike for his deceptive play.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Distinguished by unique morphological features like a longer tail and specific tooth structure, alongside genetic evidence, the stingray's identification underscores the complexity of taxonomy where appearances can be deceptive.
    — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 22 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
  • Inside a San Fernando workshop, Samuel McBride makes movie monsters come to life for the camera.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
  • In his fullest public argument yet about his thinking, Thiel and co-author Sam Wolfe write the figure of ultimate evil is best understood not as a monster or a tyrant but as a technocrat.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 18 July 2026
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