English Thesaurus

Synonyms for “miscreant”

miscreant

noun

  1. wrongdoer, criminal, villain, rogue, sinner, rascal, scoundrel, scally (Northwest England, dialect), vagabond, knave (archaic), reprobate, malefactor, blackguard, evildoer, caitiff (archaic), skelm (South Africa), wrong 'un (Australian, slang) • Local people demanded that the magistrate apprehend the miscreants.

adjective

  1. criminal, corrupt, evil, vicious, wicked, depraved, rascally, reprehensible, scoundrelly, villainous, unprincipled, nefarious, iniquitous, reprobate • They can force miscreant firms to cease trading.

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