scoundrel
A real heel
A scoundrel is a dishonest or unscrupulous person—someone who behaves badly through cunning or moral failing rather than violence: That scoundrel cheated half the town out of their savings.
The word has an old-fashioned, almost literary quality, and is sometimes used with grudging affection: He was a charming scoundrel.
Dishonest, unprincipled person
- varletBase fellow or servant
- blackguardContemptible, dishonest person
- rogueDishonest or uncontrolled agent
- cadDishonorable man
bounder · ne'er-do-well · rapscallion · scalawag · miscreant · reprobate · rakehell · wastrel
Dishonest or uncontrolled agent
- rapscallionMischievous person, usually endearing
- rascalLovable troublemaker
- cadDishonorable man
- rakeTined yard implement
devil · scamp · knave · scalawag · lovable · roguish · dashing · debonair
Tined yard implement
- rouéDebauched sensualist
- libertineOne lacking moral restraint
- philandererHabitual romantic cheater
- lotharioHabitual seducer of women
Casanova · Don Juan · lecher · seducer · playboy · cad · bounder · wolf
Person who deceives for money
- conmanFraud who deceives for profit
- fraudsterCriminal deceiver for gain
- cheatAct dishonestly to win
- impostorOne feigning another's identity
charlatan · trickster · schemer · mountebank · grifter · hustler · flimflammer · sharper
Lovable troublemaker
- scampMischievous young person
- impMinor mischief-making devil
- pranksterSomeone who plays tricks
- devilEvil supernatural entity
troublemaker · mischief-maker · rapscallion · scalawag · hellion · terror · monkey · rogue
knave
Dishonest, unprincipled person
- varletBase fellow or servant
- blackguardContemptible, dishonest person
- rogueDishonest or uncontrolled agent
cad · bounder · ne'er-do-well · rapscallion · scalawag · miscreant · reprobate · rakehell · wastrel · poltroon
rogue
Dishonest or uncontrolled agent
- rapscallionMischievous person, usually endearing
- rascalLovable troublemaker
- cadDishonorable man
rake · devil · scamp · knave · scalawag · lovable · roguish · dashing · debonair · rakish
rake
Tined yard implement
- rouéDebauched sensualist
- libertineOne lacking moral restraint
- philandererHabitual romantic cheater
lothario · Casanova · Don Juan · lecher · seducer · playboy · cad · bounder · wolf · heartbreaker
swindler
Person who deceives for money
impostor · charlatan · trickster · schemer · mountebank · grifter · hustler · flimflammer · sharper · confidence man
rascal
Lovable troublemaker
devil · troublemaker · mischief-maker · rapscallion · scalawag · hellion · terror · monkey · rogue · pixie
villain
Wicked story antagonist
outlaw · felon · miscreant · malefactor · brigand · highwayman · desperado · pirate · gangster · mobster
scum
Surface residue or lowlifes
- sleazeballContemptible, unethical person
- slimeballMorally repugnant person
- creepStealthy, slow movement
rat · louse · wretch · cur · vermin · dirtbag · snake · heel · good-for-nothing · wastrel
- Victorianaseances, Dickens, spiritualism, Sherlock Holmes, phrenology
- Outlawsoutlaw, bandit, desperado, highwayman, robber
- roguesrogue, rogues, rascal, rascals, knave
- scoundrelsrogue, knave, cad, villain, rascal
- troublemakerstroublemaker, rascals, delinquents, imps, brats
- bad boysrebel, rogue, troublemaker, delinquent, rascal
scoundrelsaint
Canonized holy person
angel · paragon · innocent · gentleman · man of honor
scoundrelhero
One admired for courage
pillar of the community · role model · dignitary · luminary · public servant
scoundrelhero
One admired for courage
champion · benefactor · savior · protector · knight in shining armor