| 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
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Antonyms: |
goody-goody
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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