scabs

noun

plural of scab
as in wretches

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  1. wretches
  2. scoundrels
  3. roughnecks
  4. villains
  5. miscreants
  6. nuts
  7. rascals
  8. boobies
Noun
  • The first time, Julian’s children (James Corden, Jessica Gunning) seemed like miserable, greedy wretches.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 11 Apr. 2026
Definition of wretches
Noun
  • Players command Hawks, a former Republic officer, leading a customizable squad of diverse archetypes, including Jedi and scoundrels.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • And the surviving cartel scoundrels take the parting shot by kidnapping beloved Carter, putting a hood on him and taking the boy off.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of scoundrels
Noun
  • The show focuses on roughnecks and billionaires in West Texas who are trying to get rich as the oil industry continues to take over the state.
    — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
  • But this is a look at the more dynamic version, like the roughnecks out in the patch and the offices in Dallas and Fort Worth.
    — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
Definition of roughnecks
Noun
  • The ’90s were an era of event villains, characters who came preinstalled with their own company-wide impact.
    — Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Anthony Hopkins has played villains and popes, presidents and dictators, titans of literature and comic book kings.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of villains
Noun
  • The staff is full of miscreants, who are snorting lines of cocaine left and right.
    — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Florida enacted new laws cracking down on miscreants in the treatment industry.
    — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 5 July 2026
Definition of miscreants
Noun
  • Most protein-rich plant foods, such as most beans, nuts and rice, are low in one or more essential amino acids.
    — Linda M. Boland, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Beans and lentils provide fiber, while tofu, nuts, and fatty fish provide unsaturated fats.
    — Lindsey DeSoto, HEALTH, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of nuts
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • The flora and fauna that make the Galápagos a bucket list destination spill into coastal Peru, where creatures like green turtles and blue footed boobies are sighted regularly.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Despite the summer heat, both the brown and red boobies are not putting down roots in Maryland and have gone on their way.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of boobies
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“Scabs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scabs. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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