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rogue

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of rogue

given to or marked by cheating and deception
  • a rogue administrator who took bribes to falsify paperwork
Synonyms of rogue

crooked, deceptive, dishonest, double-dealing, duplicitous, fast, fraudulent, guileful, shady, sharp, shifty, underhand, underhanded
Words Related to rogue

unconscionable, unethical, unprincipled, unscrupulous

deceitful, deceiving, deluding, delusive, delusory, false

artful, beguiling, cagey (also cagy), crafty, cunning, foxy, slick, sly, subtle, wily

defrauding, devious, furtive, slippery, sneaking, sneaky, trickish, tricky

insidious, perfidious, treacherous
Near Antonyms of rogue

conscientious, decent, ethical, honorable, just, scrupulous, upright

forthright, straightforward
Antonyms of rogue

aboveboard, honest, straight

rogue

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of rogue

1 a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
  • I could tell when we met that he was an unscrupulous rogue.
Synonyms of rogue

baddie (or baddy), beast, brute, devil, evildoer, fiend, heavy, hound, knave, meanie (also meany), miscreant, monster, nazi, no-good, rapscallion, rascal, reprobate, savage, scalawag (or scallywag), scamp, scoundrel, varlet, villain, wretch
Words Related to rogue

villainess

blackguard

criminal, crook, culprit, felon, lawbreaker, malefactor, offender, perp, perpetrator, transgressor

sinner, trespasser, wrongdoer

cad, heel, serpent, snake, viper

bandit, bravo, desperado, outlaw

con, convict, jailbird

assassin, cutthroat, gangster, goon, gunman, hoodlum, hooligan, racketeer, ruffian, thug

rough, rowdy, tough

loser, lowlife, ne'er-do-well, stinker, trash
Near Antonyms of rogue

angel, innocent, saint

hero
2 an appealingly mischievous person
  • The little rogue always seems to end up being forgiven for his pranks.
Synonyms of rogue

devil, hellion, imp, mischief, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scamp, urchin
Words Related to rogue

cutup, madcap, skylarker

brat, nuisance

juvenile delinquent

gamin, gamine
Near Antonyms of rogue

beast, boor, cad, churl, clown, creep, cretin, cur, heel, joker, louse, lout, skunk, snake, stinkard, stinker

knave, miscreant, reprobate, scalawag (or scallywag), scoundrel, varlet, villain

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