Synonyms of knaves

knaves

noun

plural of knave

as in villains

a mean, evil, or unprincipled person

he plays the role of the duplicitous knave who tries to foil the play's hero

Synonyms & Similar Words

• villains
• brutes
• criminals
• savages
• devils
• monsters
• scoundrels
• offenders
• wretches
• beasts
• bandits
• varlets
• rogues
• rascals
• scalawags
• thugs
• reprobates
• assassins
• nazis
• crooks
• rapscallions
• scallywags
• gangsters
• fiends
• miscreants
• losers
• scamps
• evildoers
• no-goods
• hounds
• baddies
• heavies
• perpetrators
• blackguards
• meanies
• scapegraces
• snakes
• culprits
• sinners
• caitiffs
• trespassers
• felons
• outlaws
• serpents
• lawbreakers
• vipers
• cads
• transgressors
• malefactors
• wrongdoers
• desperadoes
• ruffians
• desperados
• heels
• convicts
• racketeers
• cutthroats
• cons
• bravoes
• hoodlums
• perps
• hooligans
• villainesses
• jailbirds
• rowdies
• toughs
• lowlifes
• bravos
• goons
• stinkers
• roughs
• gunmen
• lowlives
• trash
• ne'er-do-wells

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• angels
• saints
• heroes
• innocents