BADDIES Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

baddies

noun

plural of baddie

as in villains

a mean, evil, or unprincipled person the actor has never been cast as a hero, but he's played every kind of baddie imaginable

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Recent Examples of baddies All the power of the government — investigative, technological, legal — has been thrown at finding these mysterious, diabolically clever ballot baddies. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 There’s history, revolution, spies, plus a desperate dash to keep a dangerous scientific breakthrough – heavy water – out of the hands of the baddies. — Monitor Reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2026 Emilia Clarke and Emma D’Arcy, famous for playing Targaryen baddies, presented an award at the ceremony. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026 In fact, James Bond did battle with a squad of baddies using the snow ski version in the thriller The World Is Not Enough, and the US military has been experimenting with the concept. — New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026 Here's a little bit more about our champ, her rise to fame and a look back at her romp through the bracket of baddies. — Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Sep. 2026 If her dream were to become a reality, the Irish actress would join a prestigious lineup of Bond baddies — a group that includes Rami Malek, Christoph Waltz, Javier Bardem and Mads Mikkelsen in the Daniel Craig era alone. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026 Those scares are best exemplified by the film’s most inventive setpiece, where Gemma gets lost in an endless pillow fort filled with baddies around every corner. — William Earl, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026 Annabelle Wallis plays Ellis, the ship’s unlikely and too-pretty third mate, who gives Statham an assist with the random international baddies who make up the crew. — Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Directed by Grammy Award-winning filmmaker James Mackel, the visual is three-and-a-half minutes of spy stuff, our hero, dressed to impress, making short work of the many villains who lurk in her hotel.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2026
One of Batman’s creepiest villains is descending upon the box office this weekend.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of villains

Noun

These brutes commonly exceed 50 pounds.

— Keith Sutton, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2026
In Raspail’s tale, hordes of impoverished and dark-skinned brutes from India descend onto French shores by way of rafts, the first wave of an invasion of the civilized West by the brown-skinned developing world.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026

Definition of brutes

Noun

Set on a mysterious island ravaged by floods and warring armies, a masked boy and girl must traverse atmospheric environments, rescue friends, and confront nightmarish monsters.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026
Wētā is famous for its monsters and sci-fi creatures, so making a romantic lead gave the creatives a unique challenge.

— Emily Maskell, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of monsters

Noun

Also protect the email account associated with your Social Security profile because criminals may target it to reset other passwords.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Ford placed the inmate’s bid for clemency on the agenda of the state pardons board — an example, Lombardo claims, of the way Ford treats criminals.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

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