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scalawag

noun

variants: or scallywag

Synonyms and Antonyms of scalawag

a mean, evil, or unprincipled person

called him a scalawag and a cheat

Synonyms of scalawag

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

Words Related to scalawag

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 scalawag

angel, innocent, saint

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