Miscreant synonyms

mĭs'krē-ənt

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rounder
A person or thing that rounds; specif., a tool for rounding corners or edges
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rogue
(Biol.) An individual varying markedly from the standard, esp. an inferior one
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ruffian
A thug or gangster.
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delinquent
A delinquent is defined as a person, especially someone young, who has done something society considers wrong or criminal.
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rowdy
A person whose behavior is rough, quarrelsome, and disorderly; hoodlum
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caitiff
(Archaic) a villain, a coward or wretch
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racketeer
One who commits crimes (especially fraud, bribery, loansharking, extortion etc.) to aid in running a shady or illegal business.
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loafer
(Trademark) A shoe with no laces, resembling a moccasin.
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wretch
A miserable or unhappy person; person in deep distress or misfortune
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scallawag
Scalawag
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pickpocket
One who steals from the pocket of a passerby, usually by sleight of hand.
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malcontent (related)
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ne'er-do-well (related)
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scoundrel
A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honour or virtue.
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culprit
One guilty of a fault or crime.
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reprobate
The definition of a reprobate is person without morals or one who is condemned to hell.
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villain
A wicked or evil person; a scoundrel.
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bully
(Archaic) A fine person.
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malefactor
The definition of a malefactor is a criminal or someone who does bad things.
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criminal
A person guilty of, or legally convicted of, a crime
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convict
A person found or declared guilty of an offense or crime.
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outlaw
(Historical) A person declared by a court of law to be deprived of legal rights and protection, generally for the commission of some crime: the killing of such a person was not a legal offense
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blackguard
Scoundrel; villain
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rough
The surface or part of something that is uneven or coarse:
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rascal (related)
The definition of a rascal is a person who is playfully mischievous or badly behaved.
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evildoer
A person who performs evil acts.
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heretic
Someone who, in the opinion of others, believes contrary to the fundamental tenets of a religion he claims to belong to.
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infidel
The definition of an infidel is a person who you consider a heathen because he does not adhere to the religion you believe is the true religion.
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transgressor
Someone who transgresses.
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degenerate
(Of an encoding or function) Having multiple domain elements correspond to one element of the range.
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robber (related)
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lawbreaker (related)
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knave
(Archaic) A serving boy or male servant
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rapscallion
A rascal; a scamp.
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scamp
A mischievous youngster.
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sneak
A person regarded as stealthy, cowardly, or underhanded.
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felon
The definition of a felon is a person who has been convicted of a felony (a serious crime for which the penalty is normally one or more years of incarceration).
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jailbird
A prisoner or former prisoner in a jail
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drunkard
One who is habitually drunk.
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bootlegger
An illegal trader of goods, especially of alcohol.
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outcast
The definition of an outcast is a person who doesn't fit in with the majority and who is not accepted by the crowd.
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scapegrace
A graceless, unprincipled fellow; scamp; rogue; rascal
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gentleman (antonym)
The definition of a gentleman is a man in a high social position, or a man with excellent manners.
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lady (antonym)
A title for someone married to a lord.
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good man (antonym)
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unbeliever
One who lacks belief or faith, especially in a particular religion; a nonbeliever.
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good (antonym)
(Especially when capitalized) Holy.
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nice (antonym)
Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle:
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moral (antonym)
Based on strong likelihood or firm conviction, rather than on the actual evidence:
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goody-goody (antonym)
Alternative spelling of goody-goody.
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corrupt
Deteriorated from the normal or standard
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flagitious
Infamous; scandalous:
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perverse
The definition of perverse is deliberately behaving badly or improperly, despite knowing that your actions are likely to have bad consequences.
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rotten
Bad or terrible.
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villainous
Of, like, or characteristic of a villain; evil; wicked
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clean (related)
The definition of clean is not dirty, or sober, or off of drugs, or morally pure.
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blackmailer (related)
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depraved
Also corrupt in a moral sense, or disposition.
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unhealthy
Harmful to character or morality; corruptive:
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Miscreant Sentence Examples

  • Even for the worst miscreant there is hope - for who can say but that God may yet think fit to convert him?

  • Understandably furious, he sought out the miscreant who had smashed the glass.

  • While the lawyer's death did nothing to undo the damage his note had caused to Cynthia, it at least eliminated her need for any further dealings with the miscreant.

  • But the best of these old dramatic authors was a priest of Viborg, Justesen Ranch (1539-1607), who wrote Kong Salomons Hylding (" The Crowning of King Solomon ") (1585), Samsons Faengsel (" The Imprisonment of Samson "), which includes lyrical passages which have given it claims to be considered the first Danish opera, and a farce, Karrig Niding (" The Miserly Miscreant ").

  • Cairolis premiership was, however, destined to be cut short by an atte~npt made upon the kings life in November 1878, during a royal visit to Naples, by a miscreant named Passanante.

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