Rogues
Gallery of miscreants
Rogues is simply the plural of rogue, referring to multiple dishonest or unprincipled people, or to things that deviate dangerously from the norm.
The rogues were eventually caught by authorities.
In gaming and fantasy contexts, rogues are a character class specializing in stealth, cunning, and often morally ambiguous methods.
The word appears in phrases like rogues gallery, a collection of criminal photographs or, more loosely, any group of disreputable characters.
Dishonest, unprincipled people
- villainsEvil characters in narratives
- thievesThose who commit larceny
- outlawsFugitives from justice
- banditsArmed robbers, often roving
swindlers · crooks · knaves · rascals · highwaymen · pickpockets · con artists · fraudsters
Inspiring warm feelings
- mischievousPlayfully causing trouble
- rakishDashingly unconventional in style
- scampsPlayful troublemakers
- trickstersThose who mislead deliberately
pranksters · imps · devils · charmers · rapscallions · rogueish · winks · dashing
Ordered list of participants
- mugshotsPolice identification photographs
- suspectsThinks someone's guilty
- criminalsLawbreakers by act
- villainsEvil characters in narratives
portraits · Batman · enemies · adversaries · nemeses · wanted · identification · police
scoundrels
Dishonest, unprincipled people
bandits · swindlers · crooks · knaves · rascals · highwaymen · pickpockets · con artists · fraudsters · charlatans
lovable
Inspiring warm feelings
- mischievousPlayfully causing trouble
- rakishDashingly unconventional in style
- scampsPlayful troublemakers
tricksters · pranksters · imps · devils · charmers · rapscallions · rogueish · winks · dashing · rascals
lineup
Ordered list of participants
villains · portraits · Batman · enemies · adversaries · nemeses · wanted · identification · police · supervillains
mutations
Alterations in genetic sequence
- variantsDiffering forms of something
- aberrationsDepartures from the norm
- anomaliesDepartures from expected patterns
defective · unpredictable · cancer · unstable · deviant · outliers · abnormal · prions · wild type · spontaneous
builds
Creates by assembling parts
- classesInstructional sessions or groupings
- assassinsKillers of important people
- stealthSecret, undetected movement
backstab · daggers · sneak · lockpicking · shadows · agility · cunning · evasion · ambush · poison
- Fantasy Anthologies
Roguessaints
Canonized religious figures
paragons · do-gooders · heroes · champions · straight shooters
Roguesgentlemen
Men of refinement
ladies · dignitaries · pillars of society · notables · worthies
Roguesconformists
Those obeying social norms
straight arrows · loyalists · team players · squares · company men
- rogues galleryArchive of criminal photographs
- going rogueActing independently, against authority
- went rogueAbandoned expected allegiance
- gone rogueAbandoned loyalty or protocol
- go rogueDefy authority independently
- rogue wavesUnpredictable giant ocean swells