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scamp

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of scamp

1 an appealingly mischievous person

those little scamps are always getting into trouble, but no one has the heart to punish them

Synonyms of scamp

devil, hellion, imp, mischief, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, urchin

Words Related to scamp

cutup, larker, madcap, skylarker

brat, disrupter, misbehaver, nuisance

juvenile delinquent

Near Antonyms of scamp

beast, boor, cad, churl, clown, creep, cretin, cur, heel, joker, louse, lout, skunk, snake, stinkard, stinker

knave, miscreant, reprobate, scalawag (or scallywag), scapegrace, scoundrel, varlet, villain

2 a mean, evil, or unprincipled person

an insincere and ruthlessly ambitious scamp who was willing to do anything to win the reality showʼs grand prize

Synonyms of scamp

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, scalawag (or scallywag), scapegrace, scoundrel, varlet, villain, wretch

Words Related to scamp

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, neʼer-do-well, stinker, trash

Near Antonyms of scamp

angel, innocent, saint

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