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wretch

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Synonyms & Antonyms of wretch

a mean, evil, or unprincipled person

the clerk was an ungrateful wretch who stole money from his employer's cash register

Synonyms for wretch

baddie
(or baddy),
beast,
brute,
caitiff,
devil,
evildoer,
fiend,
heavy,
hound,
knave,
meanie
(also meany),
miscreant,
monster,
nazi,
no-good,
rapscallion,
rascal,
reprobate,
rogue,
savage,
scalawag
(or scallywag),
scamp,
scapegrace,
scoundrel,
varlet,
villain

Words Related to wretch

villainess

blackguard

criminal,
crook,
culprit,
felon,
lawbreaker,
malefactor,
offender,
perp,
perpetrator,
transgressor

sinner,
trespasser,
wrongdoer

cad,
heel,
serpent,
snake,
viper

bandit,
bravo,
desperado,
outlaw

con,
convict,
jailbird

assassin,
cutthroat,
gangster,
goon,
gunman,
hoodlum,
hooligan,
racketeer,
ruffian,
thug

rough,
rowdy,
tough

loser,
lowlife,
ne'er-do-well,
stinker,
trash

Near Antonyms for wretch

angel,
innocent,
saint

hero

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