scamps

The word “scamps” has 1 syllable: scamps

It's pronounced as /skæmps/

What is synonym and antonym for scamps?

In the thesaurus, “scamps” has 98 synonyms and 50 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for scamps along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for scamps

assassins
baddies
bandits
beasts
blackguards
botches
brats
bravoes
bravos
brutes
bungles
cads
caitiffs
cons
convicts
criminals
crooks
culprits
cutthroats
cutups
desperadoes
desperados
devils
disrupters
evildoers
felons
fiends
foozles
fumbles
gamines
gamins
gangsters
goons
gunmen
heavies
heels
hellions
hoodlums
hooligans
hounds
imps
jailbirds
juvenile delinquents
knaves
larkers
lawbreakers
losers
louses up
lowlifes
lowlives
madcaps
malefactors
meanies
misbehavers
mischiefs
miscreants
mishandles
monkeys
monsters
muffs
nazis
no-goods
nuisances
offenders
outlaws
perpetrators
perps
racketeers
ragamuffins
rapscallions
rascals
reprobates
rogues
roughs
rowdies
ruffians
savages
scalawags
scallywags
scapegraces
scoundrels
serpents
sinners
skylarkers
snakes
stinkers
thugs
toughs
transgressors
trash
trespassers
urchins
varlets
villainesses
villains
vipers
wretches
wrongdoers

Antonyms for scamps

addresses
angels
beasts
boors
brings off
cads
carries off
carries out
churls
clowns
creeps
cretins
curs
engineers
fields
finesses
gets off
hacks
handles
heels
heroes
innocents
jockeys
jokers
knaves
louses
louts
manages
maneuvers
manipulates
miscreants
negotiates
plays
pulls
reprobates
saints
scalawags
scallywags
scapegraces
scoundrels
skunk
skunks
snakes
stinkards
stinkers
swings
takes
treats
varlets
villains

Meanings of scamps

noun
1. A rascal, swindler, or rogue; a ne'er-do-well.
2. A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.
3. A preliminary design sketch.
verb
1. To skimp; to do something in a skimpy or slipshod fashion.

Example Sentences

The children acted like little scamps, running through the garden and laughing.
Those two scamps pulled another prank on their teacher today.
The old man smiled as the neighborhood scamps played near his porch.
During recess, the scamps caused chaos on the playground.
Even though they were scamps, their charm made them hard to scold.

On this page you'll find 148 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to scamps, such as: addresses, angels, assassins, baddies, bandits, beasts, blackguards.

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