| Main Entry: | scamp |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rascal |
Synonyms: |
cheat, cheater, delinquent, fraud, hooligan*, liar, mischief-maker, prankster, rapscallion, reprobate, rogue, rowdy, ruffian, scalawag, scallywag, scoundrel, shyster, sneak, swindler, trickster, troublemaker, villain, whippersnapper |
| Main Entry: | devil |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | demon |
Synonyms: |
Beelzebub, Lucifer, Mephistopheles, Prince of Darkness, Satan, adversary, archfiend, beast, brute, bête noire, common enemy, dastard, diablo, djinn, dybbuk, enfant terrible, evil one, fiend, genie, hellion, imp, knave, monster, ogre, rogue, scamp, scoundrel, the Erinyes, the Furies, the dickens, villain |
Antonyms: |
angel, god |
| Main Entry: | good-for-nothing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is idle, worthless |
Synonyms: |
bad lot, black sheep, bum, loafer, ne'er-do-well, no-good, profligate, rapscallion, scalawag, scamp, tramp, vagabond, waster, wastrel |
Antonyms: |
hard worker |
| Main Entry: | imp |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mischievous child, small person |
Synonyms: |
brat, demon, devil, deviling, devilkin, elf, fiend, gamin, gnome, gremlin, hellion, minx, pixie, puck, rascal, rogue, scamp, sprite, troll, tyke, urchin, villain |
| Main Entry: | miscreant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is very bad, immoral |
Synonyms: |
black sheep, blackguard, bootlegger, bully, cad, caitiff, convict, criminal, culprit, delinquent, drunkard, evildoer, felon, fink, heel, hoodlum, jailbird, loafer, louse, lowlife, malefactor, outcast, outlaw, pickpocket, racketeer, rapscallion, rascal, rat, reprobate, rowdy, ruffian, scalawag, scamp, scoundrel, scum*, sinner, sneak, vagabond, villain, wretch, wrongdoer |
Antonyms: |
goody-goody |
| Main Entry: | monkey |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | primate |
Synonyms: |
anthropoid, ape, baboon, chimpanzee, gorilla, imp, lemur, monk, orangutan, rascal, scamp, simian |
| Notes: | a monkey is a primate and not a type of ape, an ape is a primate and not a type of monkey, and a chimpanzee is a type of ape (so it's a primate but not a monkey) |
| Main Entry: | rascal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is unprincipled, does not work hard |
Synonyms: |
beggar, black sheep, blackguard, bully, bum, cad, cardsharp, charlatan, cheat, delinquent, devil, disgrace, felon, fraud, good-for-nothing, grafter, hooligan*, hypocrite, idler, imp, liar, loafer, mischief-maker, miscreant, opportunist, pretender, prodigal, profligate, recreant, reprobate, robber, rowdy, ruffian, scamp, scoundrel, sinner, skunk, sneak*, swindler, tough*, tramp, trickster, varmint, villain, wastrel, wretch |
| Main Entry: | rogue |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who deceives, swindles |
Synonyms: |
bad egg, bad news, black sheep, blackguard, charlatan, cheat, cheater, con artist, criminal, crook, defrauder, devil, fraud, heel, hooligan*, lowlife, mischief, miscreant, monstrosity, ne'er-do-well, outlaw, problem*, rapscallion, rascal, reprobate, scalawag, scamp, scoundrel, swindler, trickster, villain |
| Main Entry: | scoundrel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is deceptive and |
Synonyms: |
bad news, black sheep, blackguard, caitiff, cheat, creep, crook, dastard, good-for-nothing, heel, imp, incorrigible, lowlife, maggot, mischiefmaker, miscreant, ne'er-do-well, rascal, reprobate, scalawag, scamp, thief, uncaring of others bad egg, vagabond, villain, wretch |
| Main Entry: | skimp |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be cheap or frugal about |
Synonyms: |
be mean with, be sparing, cut corners, make ends meet, pinch, pinch pennies, roll back, save, scamp, scant, scrape, screw, scrimp, slight, spare, stint, tighten one's belt, withhold |
Antonyms: |
spend, use, waste |