rogues

NOUN

person who deceives, swindles

Synonyms

STRONGEST

con artist crook rascal swindler villain

STRONG

blackguard charlatan cheat cheater criminal defrauder devil fraud heel hooligan lowlife mischief miscreant monstrosity ne'er-do-well outlaw problem rapscallion reprobate scalawag scamp scoundrel trickster

WEAK

bad egg bad news black sheep

Example Sentences

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For years, these rogues dominated the president’s daily intelligence brief.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Nancy Dunnachie, 65, the widow of a former Morton's Rolls employee tells BBC Scotland: "He kept going on about how they were a 'shower of rogues'."

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

“One of the peculiarities of squares is their screwy propensity to glorify rogues and scoundrels.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2024

The great number of their adventures has made them rogues.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2019

Amiable rogues all three, the brothers were in truth much more skilled at deceit than they'd ever been at bloodletting.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin