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- Dictionaryscoundrel/ˈskaʊndr(ə)l/
noun
- 1. a dishonest or unscrupulous person; a rogue: "that scoundrel sets a bad example for the other young men"
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A scoundrel is an old-fashioned or humorous term for a person who treats others badly and has no moral principles. Learn more about the meaning, usage and origin of this word, and see synonyms and examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.
Recent Examples on the Web As a scoundrel, players decide on their own code among a wretched hive of scum and villainy. Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2024 Hollywood may be filled with scoundrels, liars and backstabbers — but at least some of those scoundrels, liars and backstabbers have a social conscience.
Find 78 similar and opposite words for scoundrel, a mean, evil, or unprincipled person. See example sentences, antonyms, and related entries for scoundrel.
A scoundrel is a man who behaves very badly towards other people, especially by cheating or deceiving them. Learn more about the word origin, usage, and related terms of scoundrel from Collins English Dictionary.
It follows heroes and scoundrels as they're transported through time to take on the greatest villain humanity has ever known. From Los Angeles Times. He may be a bigot and a scoundrel, the thinking seems to be, but the one thing he isn't is politically correct. From Minneapolis Star Tribune.
noun. a worthless or villainous person. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012. Discover More.
Synonyms for scoundrel from Random House Roget's College Thesaurus, Revised and Updated Edition © 2000 Random House, Inc.
