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scalawag

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variants: or scallywag

Synonyms & Antonyms of scalawag

a mean, evil, or unprincipled person

a scalawag who had taken to begging on street corners while posing as a blind person

Synonyms for scalawag

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

Words Related to scalawag

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,
ne'er-do-well,
stinker,
trash

Near Antonyms for scalawag

angel,
innocent,
saint

hero

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“Scalawag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalawag. Accessed 30 Jun. 2022.

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