VARLET Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

varlet

noun

ˈvär-lət

Definition of varlet

as in villain

a mean, evil, or unprincipled person challenged the dastardly varlet to a duel

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Noun

The second is the idea that this is where Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch returns to the MCU after being seemingly killed in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, where she had been turned into a full villain.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
But because Detroit chose the offer from the Los Angeles Dodgers, Skubal has unwittingly become a villain around the league.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of villain

Noun

The show’s depiction of Hugh as a family man has been much more sympathetic than the book’s description of him as a power-hungry brute.

— James Grebey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Shinnecock was still a brute of a test, but the red numbers on the white scoreboard were an unfamiliar site for this course.

— Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026

Definition of brute

Noun

At the same time, Bernadette makes her potion and turns into a 60-foot monster, destroying Pasadena.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
Major oil and gas companies around the world posted monster second-quarter profits last week amid the Iran conflict's surge in crude prices.

— Garrett Downs, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of monster

Noun

This high-security prison is a sprawling complex that houses thousands of detainees, including notorious gangsters, terrorists and prominent white-collar offenders.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
But court documents filed by Bussett in December allege that both victims and their families were told by the district attorney’s office that Butler would plead guilty and serve time at a juvenile facility in exchange for a youthful offender status.

— Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of offender

Noun

The first time, Julian’s children (James Corden, Jessica Gunning) seemed like miserable, greedy wretches.

— Brent Lang, Variety, 11 Apr. 2026
The elegant sets and lavish costume designs are stunning, as is Jacob Elordi's multi-faceted performance as the intelligent wretch stitched together from corpses.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 27 Dec. 2025

Definition of wretch

Noun

For all its characteristic restraint and formal diligence, Killing Spree is a book that wants to make noise, to cut through the dead air with cries of grief and rage, undoing our own savage torpor.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
And potentially discover treasure that will keep the savages at home from tearing the place down.

— Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of savage

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