villainous
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Synonyms & Antonyms for villainous
Synonyms
bad, black, dark, evil, immoral, iniquitous, nefarious, rotten, sinful, unethical, unlawful, unrighteous, unsavory, vicious, vile, wicked, wrong
Antonyms
decent, ethical, good, honest, honorable, just, moral, right, righteous, sublime, upright, virtuous
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Examples of villainous in a Sentence
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That enriching yourself on the less fortunate is villainous. — John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al, "Virtues learned in the South," 18 Aug. 2019 And while Bella was visited by all sorts of supernatural forces, the new owners give no advice on combating, say, villainous, nomadic (yet hunky) vampire James. — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, "Bella Swan's 'Twilight' home is now available for you to rent for $330 a night on Airbnb," 24 July 2019 And this time around the movie’s villainous, turbaned Jafar (Marwan Kenzari) is just as hunky as its Westernized hero, Aladdin (Mena Massoud). — Lorraine Ali, latimes.com, "From ‘Aladdin’ to Galaxy’s Edge, how Hollywood interprets Arab culture," 14 June 2019 Scott Coopwood as the close-to-villainous yet willfully capricious Captain is a force to be reckoned with. — Joanne Engelhardt, The Mercury News, "Theater review: Lots of reasons to experience ‘Archduke’," 13 June 2019 Queen Latifah will play the villainous Ursula and Shaggy will play the crab Sebastian. — Joe Otterson, chicagotribune.com, "‘Little Mermaid’ set as ABC live musical, Auli’i Cravalho to star," 5 Aug. 2019 McCarthy does mark one flaw — a confusing climax — with Hobbs and Shaw having not one but two end battles with Elba’s villainous Lorr. — Sharareh Drury, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw': What the Critics Are Saying," 31 July 2019 Taylor Swift's boyfriend Joe Alwyn seems to be continuing in his streak of playing the most villainous characters imaginable (see: Operation Finale, Boy Erased), playing what appears to be a slave-owner on the hunt for Tubman. — Anne Cohen, refinery29.com, "Cynthia Erivo Is Ready For Her Oscar In The Harriet Tubman Biopic Trailer," 25 July 2019 The cast is rounded out by Juan Castro as happy-go-lucky Lord Pinkleton and a too-frequently frowning Vic Prosak as the Prince’s right-hand man and villainous prime minister, Sebastian. — Joanne Engelhardt, The Mercury News, "Theater review: ‘Cinderella’ gets a make-over worth seeing," 25 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'villainous.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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