SCOUNDREL Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

scoundrel

noun

ˈskau̇n-drəl

Definition of scoundrel

as in villain

a mean, evil, or unprincipled person some scoundrel stole my wallet

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Recent Examples of scoundrel Star Wars Outlaws on Switch 2 drops you into the galaxy’s underworld as Kay Vess, a scoundrel trying to pull off the biggest heist in the Outer Rim. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026 New Orleans has long been notorious for embracing such scoundrels, a reputation that isn’t exactly helped by the fact that, for many years, disgraced attorneys who lost their licenses in Louisiana and applied for readmission to the bar often got it. — Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026 Going back to the origins of everyone's favorite scoundrel, Han Solo, may have felt like a no-brainer — especially with Kasdan on board as co-writer — but the film never felt like an essential addition to the rapidly expanding canon. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 Dec. 2025 Speaking of that last vampire subject, this is also a great episode for Jacob Anderson in the B-plot, as Louis plays the reluctant avenger doing that loveable scoundrel Raglan James’s dirty work in two stand-out action sequences. — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for scoundrel

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There are probably easier ways to mount a crime thriller steeped in gritty realism than centering it on a villain made of gas.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026
That doesn’t mean Netherlands players are villains, or anything less than heroes for their country.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 6 July 2026

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