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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Including Jule, ace fighter for the Crowns, and Rafe, her counterpart for the Rogues, who we meet in the book’s opening pages and quickly become the star-crossed lovers of the story.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

The documentary comes exactly 60 years after Springsteen’s first gig, playing an $18 guitar with a band called The Rogues.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2024

Owners will get an interim notification letter in March and will be told later when to take their Rogues to a dealer for service.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2022

Bogut, who won an NBA championship with Golden State in 2015, announced his decision on his podcast Rogues Bogues on Tuesday, citing a growing toll of injuries on his body.

From The Guardian • Nov. 30, 2020

Rogues and Vagabonds described by the said Act of the 17th Geo.

From A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis Containing a Detail of the Various Crimes and Misdemeanors by which Public and Private Property and Security are, at Present, Injured and Endangered: and Suggesting Remedies for their Prevention by Colquhoun, Patrick