as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
a seedy saloon that attracts the most low-down, dirty varmints in town
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of varmint
At the time, wolves were still considered predatory varmints to be shot from airplanes, trapped and snared for $100 bounty and whatever hides would bring.
—
Al Wolter, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
Jett Rink was a really malevolent varmint, and kind of swarthy and dark.
—Jeff Conway, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
After arriving, having supper with Briggs and hunting all night, the hunters called the area clear of varmints.
—Buckley T. Foster Special To The Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 29 Sep. 2024
Bugs, varmints and other critters cannot feed off it.
—Don Magruder, The Tennessean, 22 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for varmint
Al Wolter, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
Jett Rink was a really malevolent varmint, and kind of swarthy and dark.
—Jeff Conway, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
After arriving, having supper with Briggs and hunting all night, the hunters called the area clear of varmints.
—Buckley T. Foster Special To The Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 29 Sep. 2024
Bugs, varmints and other critters cannot feed off it.
—Don Magruder, The Tennessean, 22 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for varmint
Recent Examples of Synonyms for varmint
Noun
-
The parasite has the cattle and dairy industry on edge, but in Mexico, screwworm has also been found in bears, pigs, goats, and even dogs and cats.—
John Lauritsen,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
-
Marseille said the dog was always with her sister or nephew.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
Noun
-
This Jamaican restaurant, located just off Main Street, brings Caribbean flavors to Mackinac Island’s solid rotation of restaurants, with planked whitefish and jerk chicken sandwiches.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
-
After Game 4, jerks were throwing things at Victor Wembanyama.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
Noun
-
Rabies is most common in wild animals including skunks, raccoons, bats and foxes.—
Laura Horne,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
-
In the wild, skunks generally have a home range no larger than about 2 square miles.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
Noun
-
Hints at the canonical Big Daddies of existential clown float through the air — Beckett would recognize this pair, and so would Jean Genet.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
14 June 2026
-
The comments section is filled with college football fans from all over the country calling the university's athletic department a bunch of clowns and hypocrites, but one Big 12 rival, the TCU Horned Frogs, put out a statement of their own in response to Tech's video.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
Noun
-
Acetamiprid is a neonicotinoid, modeled after nicotine, which was used as rat poison and insecticide as far back as the 1600s.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
-
Residents living near a home off West Lexington Street say the property has been a persistent problem for years, attracting rats, insects, and unauthorized visitors.—
Drew Aunkst,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
Noun
-
Before the development of effective antivenoms and modern critical care, bites from snakes with comparable venom profiles had much graver prognoses.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
-
Each snake released was fitted with a microchip, which can be used to identify it in the future if it is encountered or recaptured.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
Noun
-
Much of the exhibit was inspired by community voices, including by children who’d told museum staff about rat bites and about vermin so large, they were mistaken for stray cats.—
Camille Borders,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2026
-
This could include, but is not limited to, major vermin contamination.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
May 29,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
Noun
-
Clooney might be known as the joker of the two.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
-
Like any public hearing, there were a few jokers who had some strange outbursts, but the majority of the over a dozen speakers weren’t satisfied with Gower’s presentation and used their times to ask questions of the owners as to what has taken so long with this project.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
12 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Varmint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/varmint. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
