Villainous synonyms

vĭl'ə-nəs

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detestable
Inspiring or deserving abhorrence or scorn.
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despicable
Deserving of contempt or scorn; vile.
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evil
Characterized by or indicating future misfortune; ominous:
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criminal
The definition of criminal is someone or something related to the commission of a crime.
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objectionable
Open to objection
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contrary
Opposed; contradictory; inconsistent.
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wicked (related)
Morally bad or wrong; acting or done with evil intent; depraved
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offensive (related)
Of, relating to, or designed for attack:
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abominable
Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable. [first attested around 1150 to 1350]
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arrant
Alternative spelling of errant.
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bad
Not suitable or fitting.
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base
(Archaic) Low in height; short
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boorish
Behaving as a boor; rough in manners; rude; uncultured.
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caddish
Characteristic of a cad.
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corrupt
(Obs.) Changed from a sound condition to an unsound one; spoiled; contaminated; rotten
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dastardly
The definition of dastardly is someone or something evil, wicked or cruel.
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depraved
Describing a person or action that is perverted or extremely wrong in a moral sense.
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felonious
(Archaic) Evil; wicked.
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horrible
Causing a feeling of horror; terrible; dreadful; frightful
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knavish
Having the characteristics of a knave; mischievous, roguish, waggish, rascally or impertinent
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low
Despicable; lacking dignity; vulgar.
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mean
Low in quality, value, or importance; paltry; poor; inferior
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rotten
The definition of rotten is someone or something extremely bad, corrupt, spoiled, unpleasant or decaying.
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unprincipled
Lacking principles or moral scruples; unscrupulous:
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vile
Morally base or evil; wicked; depraved; sinful
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vulgar
Characterized by a lack of culture, refinement, taste, restraint, sensitivity, etc.; coarse; crude; boorish
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wretched
Of a poor or mean character; dismal:
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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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flagitious
Infamous; scandalous:
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miscreant
(Theology) Holding an incorrect religious belief.
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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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unhealthy
Harmful to character or morality; corruptive:
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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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good (related)
Able to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; of unimpaired credit.
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nefarious
Very wicked; villainous; iniquitous
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roguish (related)
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bloodthirsty (related)
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lecherous (related)
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scheming (related)
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sadistic (related)
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villain (related)
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rascally (related)
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malevolent (related)
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dim-witted (related)
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mischievous (related)
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Villainous Sentence Examples

  • Players help the Baudelaire orphans -- Violet, Klaus, and Sunny -- identify the villainous Count Olaf and his associated by deducing which room held which villain or weapon.

  • Of course, no self respecting pirate film could ever be complete without the villainous character we all love to hate.

  • The villainous actions of the character have fans in an uproar.

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