as in villain
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
some scoundrel stole my wallet
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Recent Examples of scoundrel
That scoundrel Chief Trouthands lived and died for his people.
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Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
That and the excellent voice acting really sold Musashi as a scoundrel with a good heart.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
These days, modern communications have only intensified this problem as hordes of opportunistic businesspeople, politicians and First Amendment scoundrels work to profit from our cultural fears and divisions.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2025
For more than two millennia, the promise of alchemy—and, specifically, transmuting ordinary elements into valuable ones—has intrigued scientists and scoundrels alike.
—Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2025
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Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
That and the excellent voice acting really sold Musashi as a scoundrel with a good heart.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
These days, modern communications have only intensified this problem as hordes of opportunistic businesspeople, politicians and First Amendment scoundrels work to profit from our cultural fears and divisions.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2025
For more than two millennia, the promise of alchemy—and, specifically, transmuting ordinary elements into valuable ones—has intrigued scientists and scoundrels alike.
—Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scoundrel
Noun
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This year’s furry green villain is more funny than scary, his behavior unthreatening, his confrontational manner with the Whos never feeling particularly dangerous.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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The cast picture also included Brett Gelman, Priah Ferguson, Cara Buono, Amybeth McNulty and Jamie Campbell Bower, the latter who joined the cast in season 4 as the show's villain, Vecna.—
Kelsie Gibson,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Among the colorful cast of rogues, villains, queens and clergymen, Andre The Giant stands out as the young suitor’s kind-hearted but stupid brute.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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An extermination of the brutes in the Middle East, presided over by Obama’s successors, has been followed by a swift cancellation by Trumpian decree of the postracial age.—
Pankaj Mishra,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Scoundrel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scoundrel. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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