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bad person

NOUN
bad guy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
antagonist antihero baddie baddy cad knave miscreant scoundrel villain
STRONG
con convict criminal crook felon gangster gunman hoodlum lawbreaker offender robber thief wrongdoer
WEAK
bad actor malefactor reprobate rogue ruffian
NOUN
criminal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
convict crook culprit felon fugitive gangster hoodlum hooligan lawbreaker mobster offender thug
STRONG
bad guy baddie baddy blackmailer con delinquent desperado deuce evildoer guerrilla heavy hood hustler jailbird malefactor mug muscle outlaw racketeer repeater scofflaw sinner transgressor trespasser wrongdoer yardbird
WEAK
bad actor black marketeer ex-con inside person slippery eel
Antonyms
STRONGEST
police
WEAK
law
NOUN
villain
Synonyms
STRONGEST
antihero bad guy baddie baddy criminal devil scoundrel sinner
STRONG
blackguard brute caitiff creep evildoer heavy heel libertine lowlife malefactor mischief-maker miscreant offender rapscallion rascal reprobate wretch
WEAK
enfant terrible
Antonyms
WEAK
hero heroine
NOUN
wrongdoer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crook culprit miscreant perpetrator trespasser violator
STRONG
criminal felon malefactor offender sinner transgressor
Antonyms
STRONG
police
WEAK
law-abiding citizen
NOUN
evildoer
Synonyms
STRONG
criminal devil felon gangster lawbreaker murderer psychopath sinner sociopath troublemaker villain
WEAK
evil person
Antonyms
STRONG
police

Example Sentences

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On the stage, you weren’t a bad person for being angry.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Before Rodriguez auditioned and secured the minor role, Perry allegedly informed him, “I’m not a bad person to know and have in your corner” and touted the idea of more roles in the future.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025

For Cave, the project revisits one of his morally complex characters and the 68-year-old stands by the fact that Bunny isn't wholly a bad person.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

He keeps saying he will support us and support me in finding a career I like, so I don’t think he’s a bad person.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025

It’s exhausting, trying to make a bad person act good.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan