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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

bent [chiefly British], 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

  • a rogue who had nothing but contempt for people who made their living honestly
Synonyms of rogue

baddie (or baddy), beast, brute, caitiff, devil, evildoer, fiend, heavy, hound, knave, meanie (also meany), miscreant, monster, nazi, no-good, rapscallion, rascal, reprobate, savage, scalawag (or scallywag), scamp, scapegrace, 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, neʼer-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, larker, madcap, skylarker

ragamuffin

brat, disrupter, misbehaver, 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), scapegrace, scoundrel, varlet, villain

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