Synonyms of villains

villains

noun

plural of villain

as in brutes

a mean, evil, or unprincipled person

only a heartless villain would kidnap a baby for ransom

Synonyms & Similar Words

• brutes
• monsters
• criminals
• offenders
• devils
• savages
• bandits
• scoundrels
• baddies
• beasts
• gangsters
• thugs
• rogues
• assassins
• nazis
• knaves
• wretches
• evildoers
• reprobates
• rascals
• crooks
• losers
• scalawags
• miscreants
• perpetrators
• no-goods
• fiends
• varlets
• heavies
• rapscallions
• scamps
• meanies
• hounds
• culprits
• scapegraces
• snakes
• caitiffs
• blackguards
• villainesses
• trespassers
• lawbreakers
• felons
• outlaws
• sinners
• wrongdoers
• malefactors
• transgressors
• vipers
• perps
• racketeers
• heels
• serpents
• convicts
• hoodlums
• ruffians
• desperadoes
• cads
• cons
• hooligans
• jailbirds
• goons
• cutthroats
• rowdies
• gunmen
• toughs
• lowlifes
• stinkers
• roughs
• bravos
• trash
• ne'er-do-wells

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• saints
• angels
• heroes
• innocents

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of villains

The station is soon invaded by out-of-time baseball stars, fairytale villains, and unseasonal snow, all created by aliens eager to understand the concept of imagination. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2026

The zombie is one of the most elastic and grotesque villains in the genre, shifting dramatically from early-Hollywood films built on racial stereotypes to the now-popular vision of a monster that yearns to devour those still living. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026

We are presented with a few potentially hissable villains, including an attorney for the state (Christian Rubeck) who mocks the Gheorghius’ faith and a frostily inflexible social worker, Gunda (Ellen Dorrit Petersen). — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026

What all three films have in common, aside from various intersections and overlaps in their stories, is their repositioning of tech billionaires as the new screen villains. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026

But every character here feels original and individual, even a pair of seeming villains introduced halfway through. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

The way it’s framed, both the heroes and the villains can only come from the tech community. — Rumman Chowdhury, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026

Others insulted them, settling into the familiar wrestling roles of heroes and villains before ever stepping between the ropes. — Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026

But Zidar and Zwick are more interested in understanding them than in portraying them as heroes or villains. — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026