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Synonyms & Antonyms of scab
as in scoundrel, villain
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for scab
- booby,
- doofus
- [slang],
- fool,
- jackass,
- nincompoop,
- ninny,
- nit
- [chiefly British],
- nitwit,
- nut,
- schmo
- (or schmoe)
- [slang]
- airhead,
- birdbrain,
- blockhead,
- dink
- [slang],
- dolt,
- dope,
- dork
- [slang],
- goon,
- half-wit,
- idiot,
- imbecile,
- moron,
- turkey
- bastard,
- beast,
- bleeder
- [British],
- blighter
- [chiefly British],
- boor,
- bounder,
- bugger,
- buzzard,
- cad,
- chuff,
- churl,
- clown,
- creep,
- cretin,
- crud
- [slang],
- crumb
- [slang],
- cur,
- dirtbag
- [slang],
- dog,
- fink,
- heel,
- hound,
- jerk,
- joker,
- louse,
- lout,
- pill,
- rat,
- rat fink,
- reptile,
- rotter,
- schmuck
- [slang],
- scum,
- scumbag
- [slang],
- scuzzball
- [slang],
- skunk,
- sleaze,
- sleazebag
- [slang],
- sleazeball
- [slang],
- slime,
- slimeball
- [slang],
- slob,
- snake,
- so-and-so,
- sod
- [chiefly British],
- stinkard,
- stinker,
- swine,
- toad,
- varmint,
- vermin
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“Scab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scab. Accessed 28 Jun. 2022.
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