Synonyms for villain
ˈvɪl ənvil·lain

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1. villainnoun

   Synonyms:
   cad, knave, bad guy, rascal, scamp

2. villainnoun

   A vile, wicked person.

   Synonyms:
   knave, scamp, rascal, bad guy, cad

3. villainnoun

   The bad person in a work of fiction; often the main antagonist of the hero.

   Synonyms:
   knave, rascal, bad guy, cad, scamp

4. villainnoun

   A villain was in a low level of medieval serfdom. A cotter may have been lower.

   Synonyms:
   bad guy, knave, cad, scamp, rascal

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1. villain

   Synonyms:
   scoundrel, ruffian, wretch

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1. villain, scoundrelnoun

   a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately

   Synonyms:
   baddie, scoundrel

2. villain, baddienoun

   the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction

   Synonyms:
   baddie, scoundrel

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1. • Character
   • Unwelcome Person

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1. villainnoun

   Synonyms:
   rascal, knave, scoundrel, rogue, scamp, reprobate, scapegrace, miscreant, caitiff, vile wretch

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1. villainnoun

   Synonyms:
   scoundrel

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1. List of paraphrases for "villain":

   scoundrel, bandit, naughty, bad, traitor, rascal

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1. Proverb:

   A good man in an evil society seems the greatest villain of all

2. Henrique Capriles:

   Every day the lid is lifted on another case of corruption involving representatives of the national government, one example is what's happening with ex-minister Garcia, who was a hero for the government, and is now a villain. They're airing their dirty laundry ... These gentlemen are responsible for ruining our country.

3. Mark McGrath:

   It’s Omarosa time! Time to talk about her stint in the White House. But, you always have to remember, this is Omarosa, a world-class realty TV villain, is it true? Is it game? Is it her story? Is it the real story? It’s Omarosa’s world, and I’m just living in it.

4. James Hong:

   I did the best as an actor to overcome the cliché-ness because I had to in order to keep working, i took those roles and then I used what my teachers had taught me and put the real feelings, even if it's a villain... I try to find what makes the person really that person.

5. Michael Weinstein:

   The complaint, which weakly tries tocast the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) as the evil,bête noire,main villain here, outrageously plays down that the issue was Shields of Strength’s use of the trademarked Department of Defense (DoD) branch emblems on its religious products.