SCOUNDREL Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

scoundrel

noun

ˈskau̇n-drəl

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as in villain

a mean, evil, or unprincipled person some scoundrel stole my wallet

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Recent Examples of scoundrel Giannis, a gentleman even in this era of scoundrels, likely wants to do right by the Bucks, too. —

Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025 Star Wars Outlaws on Switch 2 drops you into the galaxy’s underworld as Kay Vess, a scoundrel trying to pull off the biggest heist in the Outer Rim. —

PC Magazine, 1 Dec. 2025 These twin influences, religious fervor and a preoccupation with dangerous men, would go on to define the next six decades of the director’s working life, finding expression as a conviction that even scoundrels are in possession of a soul. —

Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025 Meanwhile, the nation’s financial titans, so admired during the boom years, were recast as villains and scoundrels. —

Barbara Spindel, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for scoundrel

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Similarly, Sage’s (Susan Heyward) reverse heel turn and Ashley’s (Colby Minifie) life-saving assistance in the West Wing are apparently good enough deeds to spare these savory villains a more commensurate sentence.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
John Boyega's ex-Stormtrooper Finn and Han are brothers from another mother, Oscar Isaac's pilot Poe is as cool and refreshing as a tall glass of blue milk, and Adam Driver's Kylo does his best Vader impression as a maniacal villain with some serious emotional issues.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 May 2026