villainous

The word “villainous” has 3 syllables: vil-lain-ous

It's pronounced as /ˈvɪlənəs/

What is synonym and antonym for villainous?

In the thesaurus, “villainous” has 108 synonyms and 70 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for villainous

atrocious
bad
banned
barred
base
blamable
blameworthy
censurable
condemned
contemptible
corrupt
crooked
cruel
culpable
cursed
curst
cussed
dark
debased
debauched
defiling
degenerate
deplorable
depraved
despicable
diabolical
dirty
disallowed
discouraged
dishonest
dishonorable
disreputable
dissolute
errant
erring
evil
evil-minded
execrable
fallen
felonious
forbidden
hateful
ignoble
ill
illegal
illicit
immoral
improper
incorrect
indecent
indecorous
infamous
infernal
iniquitous
interdicted
knavish
lawless
libertine
loose
lousy
low
low-minded
mean
miserable
nasty
naughty
nefarious
noxious
objectionable
obscene
offensive
outlawed
peccant
pernicious
perverted
pestilential
prohibited
proscribed
reprehensible
reprobate
rotten
scandalous
scrofulous
shady
sick
sinful
snide
sordid
ugly
unauthorized
unbecoming
unclean
unethical
ungodly
unhealthy
unlawful
unprincipled
unrighteous
unsavory
unscrupulous
unseemly
unwholesome
vicious
vile
vulgar
wicked
wretched
wrong

Antonyms for villainous

abetted
allowed
approved
authorized
blameless
chaste
clean
commendable
correct
creditable
decent
decorous
elevated
encouraged
endorsed
esteemed
ethical
exemplary
good
guiltless
high
high-minded
honest
honorable
immaculate
incorruptible
indorsed
innocent
inoffensive
irreproachable
just
law-abiding
legal
legitimate
licensed
lily-white
lofty
moral
nice
noble
perfect
permissible
permitted
principled
promoted
proper
pure
reputable
respectable
respected
right
righteous
sanctioned
scrupulous
seemly
spotless
squeaky-clean
sublime
supported
uncorrupted
unerring
unfallen
unobjectionable
upright
upstanding
venerable
virtuous
white
wholesome
worthy

Meanings of villainous

adjective
1. Of, relating to, or appropriate to a villain.
2. Wicked, offensive, or reprehensible in nature or behaviour; nefarious.

Example Sentences

The villainous character in the movie had no redeeming qualities.
His villainous actions caused harm to everyone around him.
She was known for her villainous schemes that always left people in distress.
The villainous plot was foiled by the hero just in time.
The villainous laughter echoed through the darkened hall.

On this page you'll find 178 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to villainous, such as: abetted, allowed, approved, atrocious, authorized, bad, banned.

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