as in villain
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
some scoundrel stole my wallet
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Recent Examples of scoundrel
New Orleans has long been notorious for embracing such scoundrels, a reputation that isn’t exactly helped by the fact that, for many years, disgraced attorneys who lost their licenses in Louisiana and applied for readmission to the bar often got it.
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Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
Political leaders who encourage or tolerate such scoundrels should be driven from office.
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Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
23 Feb. 2026
Going back to the origins of everyone's favorite scoundrel, Han Solo, may have felt like a no-brainer — especially with Kasdan on board as co-writer — but the film never felt like an essential addition to the rapidly expanding canon.
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Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
17 Dec. 2025
Giannis, a gentleman even in this era of scoundrels, likely wants to do right by the Bucks, too.
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
3 Dec. 2025
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Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
Political leaders who encourage or tolerate such scoundrels should be driven from office.
—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
23 Feb. 2026
Going back to the origins of everyone's favorite scoundrel, Han Solo, may have felt like a no-brainer — especially with Kasdan on board as co-writer — but the film never felt like an essential addition to the rapidly expanding canon.
—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
17 Dec. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for scoundrel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scoundrel
Noun
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Together, the band brings to life a mythic world of ancient heroes and villains, attracting an excited audience of headbangers and fantasy fanatics, many of whom show up in costume.
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The performance earned her the award for best villain at the 2003 MTV Movie Awards.
Noun
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Shinnecock was still a brute of a test, but the red numbers on the white scoreboard were an unfamiliar site for this course.
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These brutes commonly exceed 50 pounds.
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“Scoundrel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scoundrel. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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