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Sometimes necessity makes an honest man a knave: and a rich man a honest man, because he has no occasion to be a knave.

He has drawn a knave and a six; he takes another card; this turns out to be an ace.

A witty knave bargained with a seller of lace in London for as much as would reach from one of his ears to the other.

Right; for your knave, when great folks have occasion for him, is received with little inquiry into his character.

Then, the sallow, black-haired knave who had last night proclaimed himself as Garnache in disguise was some impostor.

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On this page you'll find 27 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to knave, such as: bastard, blackguard, fraud, heel, lowlife, and miscreant.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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