ROGUES Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

rogues

noun

plural of rogue

as in villains

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 monkeys

an appealingly mischievous person the little rogue always seems to end up being forgiven for his pranks

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Recent Examples of rogues But the word thug as a term for rogues and thieves lived on in English. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026 Streetwise rogues in the mould of an enigmatic leader… there are certainly parallels between Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid and Tommy Shelby’s Peaky Blinders. — Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026 Old Eight Eighty—I Among all the rogues in history, no class has been more persistent than counterfeiters, and only thieves have been more numerous. — David Grann, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025 Among the colorful cast of rogues, villains, queens and clergymen, Andre The Giant stands out as the young suitor’s kind-hearted but stupid brute. — Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025 This quiz will test your knowledge, challenge your assumptions, and maybe even teach you something new about the rocky rogues of our solar system. — Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Meanwhile, rogues’ daggers deal heavy damage when ambushing foes with a flurry of stamina-draining attacks. — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2025

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Noun

The New Zealander drew international acclaim for roles as gruff loners and unhinged villains.

— Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 13 July 2026
Neill played dashing heroes, sinister villains (see The Piano), authority figures, famous figures, and father figures.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2026

Definition of villains

Noun

Long-term studies in monkeys did not show the same abnormal thyroid cell growth seen in rodents.

— Ziyad Al-Aly, The Conversation, 13 July 2026
The magazine’s anatomically graphic photos—rats butchered alive, dogs with their faces sliced open, monkeys screaming at the electrodes implanted in their abdomens—seemed like windows into hell.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

Definition of monkeys

Noun

These brutes commonly exceed 50 pounds.

— Keith Sutton, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2026
In Raspail’s tale, hordes of impoverished and dark-skinned brutes from India descend onto French shores by way of rafts, the first wave of an invasion of the civilized West by the brown-skinned developing world.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026

Definition of brutes

Noun

The 152 rooms celebrate Tasmania’s cultural and creative spirit, from the contemporary paintings of thylacines and Tasmanian devils, to the Blackheart sassafras ceiling inlays.

— Riley Wilson, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2026
But there are lots of potential devils in the details (otherwise there’d be little need for experimental reactors).

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026

Definition of devils

Noun

Supporters will argue that criminals should not be able to hide behind wallets.

— Susie Violet Ward, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
And just like Alito, some members of my family have forgotten our history and support Trump or favor some of his immigration policies, dismissing new arrivals as criminals or lazy.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of criminals

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Of all the former rascals, Symoné has enjoyed the longest and most successful career in entertainment.

— Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
In the years since 2004’s Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, Penn’s carved out a niche embodying big-talking, attention-grabbing rascals who say inappropriate things, then shrug their way through the consequences.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026

Definition of rascals

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With its vivid monsters and an emphatic, complex dive into the human heart, Homer has inspired countless adaptations, from stage, screen, television, comics, alongside a continuous stream of new translations.

— Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 14 July 2026
At their Czech–Indian wedding, Jacob and Mia’s tradition-hungry guests unexpectedly begin transforming into flesh-eating monsters.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 14 July 2026

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