villain
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Synonyms for villain
Synonyms
baddie (or baddy), beast, brute, caitiff, devil, evildoer, fiend, heavy, hound, knave, meanie (also meany), miscreant, monster, nazi, no-good, rapscallion, rascal, reprobate, rogue, savage, scalawag (or scallywag), scamp, scapegrace, scoundrel, varlet, wretch
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Now, the villains are essentially a pair of evil Twitch streamers. — Adi Robertson, The Verge, "Borderlands 3 has a billion guns, and its most dangerous weapon is vlogging," 14 Aug. 2019 The arch-villain is Brixton (Idris Elba, radiating menace and charisma), a former colleague of Shaw’s who has been augmented with cyber-technology that renders him a modern-day Terminator. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, "Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham’s ‘Hobbs & Shaw’ is brainless, but it’s a fun summer movie," 31 July 2019 The other big Black Widow Comic-Con revelation was the news that the villain would be Taskmaster, who first appeared in 1980's The Avengers No. 195. — Graeme Mcmillan, The Hollywood Reporter, "Scarlett Johansson Was Unsure Marvel Would Make 'Black Widow' Her Way," 23 July 2019 Steve Rogers may be gone, but his villains are not. — Christian Holub, EW.com, "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier," 21 July 2019 The Demogorgon Season 1's major villain was the Demogorgon. — Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR, "Stranger Things 3 Features the Show's Worst Monster Yet," 4 July 2019 One of the tensions within both these movies is that the villains in them are, on some level, right. — Emily Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, "Spider-Man: Far From Home turns a class-conscious hero into a tech bro," 3 July 2019 Specifically, that villain is Purdue Pharma, the creator of OxyContin. — Alex Pareene, The New Republic, "In search of the Democratic Party's fighting spirit," 20 June 2019 Victims of crimes are invisible and voiceless, and the villain now is the criminal justice system. — Heather Nolan, nola.com, "Could New Orleans end money bail? Advocates say tools are in place to do so," 19 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'villain.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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