Synonyms for scoundrel
ˈskaʊn drəlscoundrel

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1. scoundrel

   Synonyms:
   villain, vagabond, knave, swindler, miscreant, reprobate

   Antonyms:
   man of honor, gentleman

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1. villain, scoundrelnoun

   a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately

   Synonyms:
   baddie, villain

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1. • Unwelcome Person

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1. scoundrelnoun

   Synonyms:
   knave, rogue, villain, rascal, scamp, cheat, trickster, swindler, sharper, scapegrace, caitiff, vile wretch, miscreant

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1. scoundrelnoun

   Synonyms:
   villain, knave, rascal, scamp, rogue, caitiff, reprobate, cheat, swindler, libertine, miscreant, bezonian, vagabond, wretch

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1. List of paraphrases for "scoundrel":

   villain, rascal, varmint, punk, rabble, stinker, bandit, crook, scum, squirt, hoodlum, devil

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How to use scoundrel in a sentence?

1. H. L. Mencken:

   Whenever 'A' attempts by law to impose his moral standards upon 'B', 'A' is most likely a scoundrel.

2. Wolf Blitzer:

   We need each other, and it is a scoundrel who would prosper politically by turning us against each other, that is the job before us -- to get through this, and beyond it. And you're just the ones to take us there.

3. Lakshheish M Patel:

   SBI brokerage is again on its daily practice of not allowing traders to sell shares as it has jammed its trading platform .All pages have UNRESPONSIVE while it is short selling closing hour. A scoundrel brokerage firm

4. Lakshheish M Patel:

   Stock brokerage firms are so scoundrel that they will never let traders to make money. If a trader has bought shares ,broker will put all sort of obstacles like disabling its keys on web trading platform and many other ways to ensure that trader is not able to sell those shares at higher price. Brokers also will not aloow traders to buy at lower price by closing down its terminal function for that period citing technical error reason

5. Samuel Johnson:

   Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.