reprobate
Morally abandoned person
A reprobate is a morally unprincipled person, someone given to wickedness or vice.
The word carries a theatrical quality—calling someone a reprobate suggests disapproval tinged with dark amusement: The old reprobate gambled away his inheritance.
In theological contexts, a reprobate is someone rejected by God and beyond salvation.
As an adjective, reprobate describes depraved or shameless behavior: his reprobate lifestyle.
Dishonest or uncontrolled agent
- rascalLovable troublemaker
- knaveDishonest, unprincipled person
- blackguardContemptible, dishonest person
- ne'er-do-wellIrresponsible, idle person
scalawag · varlet · rapscallion · cad · villain · wretch · good-for-nothing · wastrel
Violator of moral law
- transgressorOne who violates rules
- evildoerOne who causes harm
- wrongdoerPerson who misbehaves
- miscreantEvildoer or villain
malefactor · offender · backslider · fallen · unredeemed · unrepentant · impenitent · hardened
Indulgent and immoral
- depravedMorally corrupt, perverse
- debauchedCorrupted by indulgence
- decadentSelf-indulgent, often corruptly
- licentiousSexually unrestrained behavior
dissipated · hedonist · profligate · rakish · lecherous · lascivious · wanton · immoral
Rejected, shunned person
- rejectDismiss as unsuitable
- castawayShipwrecked and stranded person
- exileBanishment from homeland
- shunnedPersistently avoided socially
ostracized · persona non grata · undesirable · castoff · anathema · untouchable · scorned · condemned
rogue
Dishonest or uncontrolled agent
- rascalLovable troublemaker
- knaveDishonest, unprincipled person
- blackguardContemptible, dishonest person
ne'er-do-well · scalawag · varlet · rapscallion · cad · villain · wretch · good-for-nothing · wastrel · rake
sinner
Violator of moral law
- transgressorOne who violates rules
- evildoerOne who causes harm
- wrongdoerPerson who misbehaves
miscreant · malefactor · offender · backslider · fallen · unredeemed · unrepentant · impenitent · hardened · incorrigible
dissolute
Indulgent and immoral
- depravedMorally corrupt, perverse
- debauchedCorrupted by indulgence
- decadentSelf-indulgent, often corruptly
licentious · dissipated · hedonist · profligate · rakish · lecherous · lascivious · wanton · immoral · corrupt
pariah
Rejected, shunned person
shunned · ostracized · persona non grata · undesirable · castoff · anathema · untouchable · scorned · condemned · denounced
- roguesrogue, rogues, scoundrel, scoundrels, rascal
- scoundrelsscoundrel, rogue, knave, cad, villain
- sinnerssinner, transgressor, evildoer, wrongdoer, blasphemer
- CalvinismCalvinism, TULIP, predestination, total depravity, John Calvin
- predestinationpredestination, foreordination, preordination, election, foreknowledge
- deceiversliar, liars, deceiver, fraud, fake
reprobatesaint
Canonized holy person
angel · good person · righteous · innocent · honest
reprobatepillar of the community
Respected local leader
gentleman · lady · man of honor · solid citizen · conformist