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as in villain
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
halt, vile miscreant, and face justice!
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as in offender
a person who has committed a crime
a youthful offender surrounded in prison by hard-bitten miscreants who had committed just about every crime imaginable
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as in heretic
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Recent Examples of miscreant
Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2024
Sure, the young miscreant who joined the French marines and spent time in a military prison — for, among numerous other infractions, stealing a jeep and driving it into a river — initially attracted attention from the film industry because of his attractiveness.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2024
Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2023
Near the bottom of our drinks, my most miscreant friend had a suggestion.
—Hazlitt, 6 Dec. 2022
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Noun
Greed, graft and the rise of the machine Chicago’s legacy of political greed is generations in the making, likely originating as early land swindlers, gamblers, merchants and miscreants settled in by the lake.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2024
Sure, the young miscreant who joined the French marines and spent time in a military prison — for, among numerous other infractions, stealing a jeep and driving it into a river — initially attracted attention from the film industry because of his attractiveness.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2024
Adjective
Misbehaving, miscreant owners.
—Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2023
Near the bottom of our drinks, my most miscreant friend had a suggestion.
—Hazlitt, 6 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscreant
Noun
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But the new villain is smarter than the IMF assumed, and the mission has disastrous results.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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Of course, everyone has their own favorite Bond villain.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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Rakshasa’s evil beast fits thematically with the park’s nearby 1976 Demon looping coaster.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
28 May 2025
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Charlie Hunnam plays Arthur, who must rise to glory Gladiator style after his evil uncle (Jude Law) wrests away control of the kingdom following his dad’s killing.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
27 May 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, Conner was still battling his brute of a blue cat.—
Bob McNally,
Outdoor Life,
21 May 2025
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Then comes the arrival of General Zod and his two primary compatriots – a warrior woman and a silent hulking brute – who do battle with Superman around the city, causing much destruction and threatening the life of Lois Lane and her Daily Planet coworkers.—
Mark Hughes,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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By the way, none of us is a criminal, as hacking is not a crime.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Manson was a petty criminal who had been in and out of jail since childhood.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2025
Adjective
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This one says that offshore holding companies are wicked and should be penalized.—
William Baldwin,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Of course, the wicked power of this franchise’s best installment extends beyond its initial stretch on a highway to hell.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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Shortly after hearing the stories of brave and faithful LGBTQ Catholics in Uganda, Pope Francis smartly and compassionately used his voice to warn against the unjust and godless laws.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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Compared with the heavenly bliss promised at the end of Revelation, Byron’s godless planet was bleak stuff indeed.—
Jennifer Szalai,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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That morning, on the day of his exam, looking up at the stone façades, Gabriel suddenly realized that this was a place that existed not despite but because of the iniquitous history exhibited here.—
Daisy Hildyard,
The New Yorker,
15 Dec. 2024
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That morning, on the day of his exam, looking up at the stone façades, Gabriel suddenly realized that this was a place that existed not despite but because of the iniquitous history exhibited here.—
Daisy Hildyard,
The New Yorker,
15 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Europe, as a whole, has become more secular, socially progressive and vocally hostile toward conservative ideology.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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Some religious colleges and universities are doing fine and even posting enrollment gains — at least in part because of growing political divisions, campus protests and ideological attacks on secular institutions, said David Hoag, president of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities.—
Jon Marcus,
NPR,
18 May 2025
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“Miscreant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscreant. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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