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

A member of Batman’s colorful rogues gallery, the criminal mastermind is always engaged in a deadly game with the Dark Knight, using riddles and witty wordplay to thwart him and authorities.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2023

The reverence I had unwittingly infiltrated a culture of rogues & thieves posing as police.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2023

“Braggarts and rogues, dogs and scoundrels, drive them out, Harry Potter, see them off!”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling