I agree with bluebird on “black sheep,” I’ve never heard it used as a synonym for “villain” before. I would have thought a ‘shark’ was less a ‘devious’ person than a ‘rapacious’ one – a “loan shark” is one who “takes a big bite” out of one’s earnings, and a “land shark” is one who “gobbles up” available property. But they’re not really amoral or dishonorable, just…dolts! In fact, I call myself the “white sheep” in my family because my family (which is small, lucky for y’all) is so annoying and weird, and I consider myself the only normal one LOL. I thought “black sheep” was just sort of someone different in a kind of embarrassing or unusual way, not necessarily amoral or dishonorable. Want to improve your English in five minutes a day? Get a subscription and start receiving our writing tips and exercises daily! Keep learning! Browse the Vocabulary category, check our popular posts, or choose a related post below:ĥ Responses to “50 Synonyms for “Villain”” Wretch: a reprehensible person alternatively, a miserable person Thug: a violent person, often in the employ of anotherĥ0. Rogue: a dishonest or reprehensible person also, a mischievous person, or a vagrantĤ5. Rapscallion: a dishonest or mean-spirited person also, a mischievous person (often lighthearted, as are most of its close synonyms)ģ2. Monster: an extremely wicked person alternatively, a cruel or deformed personĢ9. Miscreant: a criminal or a violent person alternatively, a hereticĢ6. Meanie: an unkind person (lighthearted)Ģ5. Malefactor: one who treats another person poorly or commits a crimeĢ4. Hound: a reprehensible person alternatively, an avid collector or searcherĢ3.
Henchman: a subordinate to a villain alternatively, a right-hand manĢ1. Heavy: see baddie (more serious in connotation than its close synonym)ġ8. Goon: a man who intimidates, injures, or kills in the service of anotherġ6. Fink: a reprehensible person (lighthearted)ġ5. Fiend: a malicious or wicked person alternatively, an addict, a fanatic, or a person extraordinary talented at somethingġ4. Evildoer: a person who commits evil actsġ3. Desperado: a criminal, especially in the Old Westġ2. Dastard: a coward, or a deceitful or treacherous personġ0. Caitiff: a coward or a reprehensible personĩ. Bully: a violent person, especially one who intimidates or hurts weaker peopleħ. Black sheep: an amoral, dishonorable personĥ. Beast: a reprehensible person, especially one with coarse, violent habitsģ. Baddie: a bad person, especially a villain or a villain’s underling in a novel, a film, or a television program (usually lighthearted)Ģ. Here’s a roster of appropriate alternatives.ġ. The store of synonyms for villain is so well stocked that it seems, well, villainous to employ that relatively colorless word in favor of many worthy substitutes - especially in humorous contexts.
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