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. Mike Bawden:

   It’s always so easy to Monday morning quarterback the ER, but everyone was really nice — even the other patients, i think it’s important for folks to realize that nobody’s the villain.

2. Ernesto Araujo:

   I hope ... people who legitimately care about the environment see that Brazil is the hero and not the villain.

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. Agnes Repplier:

   A villain must be a thing of power, handled with delicacy and grace. He must be wicked enough to excite our aversion, strong enough to arouse our fear, human enough to awaken some transient gleam of sympathy. We must triumph in his downfall, yet not barbarously nor with contempt, and the close of his career must be in harmony with all its previous development.

5. Ted CRUZ:

   This is not a cage match, and you look at the questions: 'Donald Trump are you a comic book villain? Ben Carson can you do math? John Kasich will you insult two people over here? Marco Rubio why don't you resign? Jeb Bush why have your numbers fallen?' How about talking about the substantive issues people care about?