as in brute
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
only a heartless villain would kidnap a baby for ransom
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Recent Examples of villain
The hero always wins, the villain always loses and the viewer is always served a satisfying lesson.
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Steven Bertoni,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
He’s being harassed by a villain named Kester Bool, who is attempting a coup to take control of the League from Pax.
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Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
23 June 2026
Sports needs villains, favorites, redemption arcs and players who generate conversations in living rooms, bars and on social media.
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Dan Zaksheske Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
There’s this dynamic early on in the film where the audience, seeing things from Jessie’s perspective, really hates Lily and look at her as a villain.
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Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
22 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for villain
Steven Bertoni,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
He’s being harassed by a villain named Kester Bool, who is attempting a coup to take control of the League from Pax.
—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
23 June 2026
Sports needs villains, favorites, redemption arcs and players who generate conversations in living rooms, bars and on social media.
—
Dan Zaksheske Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
There’s this dynamic early on in the film where the audience, seeing things from Jessie’s perspective, really hates Lily and look at her as a villain.
—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
22 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for villain
Recent Examples of Synonyms for villain
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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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Then, one weekend about three years ago, Meledandri called with an idea — a Minion who sets out to make a monster movie.
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The women’s Cloudmonster Shoe fittingly packs a monster-sized amount of cushioning.
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This makes your accounts much harder to break into, even if a criminal gets control of your phone number.
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And historically, denaturalization has been reserved for the most egregious offenders, such as human rights abusers and violent criminals.
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Also called devil's snare, the plant's seeds, roots, stems, and leaves are all dangerous if ingested.
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Beloved baby brother, American [WWII bronze star veteran], husband, father of 4 strong women, [grandpa], adorable scamp, handsome devil, and trickster to the end.
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Ditto Hugh Jackman’s unerring performance — perhaps his finest dramatic work yet — as a savage, unfeeling thug and unrepentant murderer and thief.
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This savage, amoral and unfeeling Robin Hood has been written to invert everything modern fans like about him.
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The offender is described as an African-American man between 40-45 years of age, weighing 180-200 pounds, and was last seen wearing a gray/black baseball cap, a light blue shirt, gray pants, and black gym shoes.
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To better understand what drives a young person to commit these crimes, CNN spent months searching for prior offenders willing to speak about their experience.
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Speaking of that last vampire subject, this is also a great episode for Jacob Anderson in the B-plot, as Louis plays the reluctant avenger doing that loveable scoundrel Raglan James’s dirty work in two stand-out action sequences.
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Paxton, meanwhile, is known for being a scoundrel.
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The beast screamed and flew away, pulling an attached anchor into the water.
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Think Stephen King meets Parks and Recreation, with a dash of Twin Peaks—except Widow’s Bay is very much its own refreshingly original beast.
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“Villain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/villain. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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