meanies
Unkind people, informally
Meanies is the plural of meanie, an informal and often childish word for someone who is unkind or unfair: The meanies at school won't let me play with them.
Adults use it playfully or sarcastically: The meanies in accounting rejected my expense report.
Those who intimidate others
- stinkersDisagreeable people or things
- poopyheadsJuvenile term for fools
- jerksSharp sudden pulls
- creepsUnsettling individuals
weenies · doodooheads · brats · tattletales · name-callers · pushers · shovers
Those who cause anguish
- harassersPeople who intimidate repeatedly
- aggressorsInitiators of hostility
- persecutorsThose who cruelly harass
- oppressorsThose who subjugate others
tyrants · abusers · brutes · thugs · ruffians · hoodlums · roughnecks · hectors
Opponents in conflict
- nemesesInescapable, unconquerable opponents
- bad guysAntagonists in stories
- scoundrelsDishonest, unprincipled people
- roguesDishonest or deviant individuals
miscreants · wrongdoers · evildoers · baddies · ne'er-do-wells · black hats · archnemeses · foes
Seeking harm from resentment
- maliciousMeaning to do harm
- nastyDeeply unpleasant or spiteful
- pettyOf little importance
- bitterSharp, unpleasant taste
resentful · venomous · catty · snide · sneering · taunting · jeering · mocking
Conveying threat or danger
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- scaryCausing fright
- frighteningInspiring terror or alarm
- fearsomeCausing intense alarm
daunting · alarming · sinister · terrifying · chilling · formidable · stern · glowering
bullies
Those who intimidate others
- stinkersDisagreeable people or things
- poopyheadsJuvenile term for fools
- jerksSharp sudden pulls
creeps · weenies · doodooheads · brats · tattletales · name-callers · pushers · shovers
tormentors
Those who cause anguish
- harassersPeople who intimidate repeatedly
- aggressorsInitiators of hostility
- persecutorsThose who cruelly harass
oppressors · tyrants · abusers · brutes · thugs · ruffians · hoodlums · roughnecks · hectors · teasers
antagonists
Opponents in conflict
- nemesesInescapable, unconquerable opponents
- bad guysAntagonists in stories
- scoundrelsDishonest, unprincipled people
rogues · miscreants · wrongdoers · evildoers · baddies · ne'er-do-wells · black hats · archnemeses · foes · adversaries
vindictive
Seeking harm from resentment
bitter · resentful · venomous · catty · snide · sneering · taunting · jeering · mocking · scornful
menacing
Conveying threat or danger
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- scaryCausing fright
- frighteningInspiring terror or alarm
fearsome · daunting · alarming · sinister · terrifying · chilling · formidable · stern · glowering · looming
meaniesgoodies
Desirable small pleasures
good guys · heroes · saints · do-gooders · benefactors
- meaning of lifeUltimate existential purpose
- hidden meaningUnspoken message beneath surface
- double meaningOne phrase, two senses
- meaning toHaving intent toward
- meaning businessGenuinely intent on action
- deeper meaningSignificance beyond the surface
meaning, meaningful, meaningless, meanie, meaningfulness, well-meaning