Synonyms of the word

blackguard

• n. A scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.
• v. To revile or abuse in scurrilous language.

abuse

• n. Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice…
• n. Misuse; improper use; perversion.
• n. (obsolete) A delusion; an imposture; misrepresentation; deception.
• n. Coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; language that unjustly or angrily vilifies.
• n. (now rare) Catachresis.
• n. Physical maltreatment; injury; cruel treatment.
• n. Violation; defilement; rape; forcing of undesired sexual activity by one person on another, often on a…
• v. (transitive) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to misuse; to use for a wrong purpose…
• v. (transitive) To injure; to maltreat; to hurt; to treat with cruelty, especially repeatedly.
• v. (transitive) To attack with coarse language; to insult; to revile; malign; to speak in an offensive manner…
• v. (transitive) To imbibe a drug for a purpose other than it was intended; to intentionally take more of…
• v. (transitive, archaic) To violate; defile; to rape.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) Misrepresent; adulterate.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To deceive; to trick; to impose on; misuse the confidence of.
• v. (transitive, obsolete, Scotland) Disuse.

assail

• v. To attack violently using words or force.

assault

• n. A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.
• n. A violent onset or attack with moral weapons, for example words, arguments, appeals, and the like.
• n. (criminal law) An attempt to commit battery: a violent attempt, or willful effort with force or violence,…
• n. (singular only, law) The crime whose action is such an attempt.
• n. (tort law) An act that causes someone to apprehend imminent bodily harm.
• n. (singular only, law) The tort whose action is such an act.
• n. (fencing) A non-competitive combat between two fencers.
• v. To attack, threaten or harass.

attack

• n. An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy.
• n. An attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of, a person, position, idea, object, or thing, by…
• n. A time in which one attacks. The offence of a battle.
• n. (cricket) Collectively, the bowlers of a cricket side.
• n. (volleyball) Any contact with the ball other than a serve or block which sends the ball across the plane…
• n. (lacrosse) The three attackmen on the field or all the attackmen of a team.
• n. (medicine) The sudden onset of a disease or condition.
• n. An active episode of a chronic or recurrent disease.
• n. (music) The onset of a musical note, particularly with respect to the strength (and duration) of that…
• n. (audio) The amount of time it takes for the volume of an audio signal to go from zero to maximum level…
• v. (transitive) To apply violent force to someone or something.
• v. (transitive) To aggressively challenge a person, idea, etc., with words (particularly in newspaper headlines,…
• v. (transitive) To begin to affect; to act upon injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.
• v. (transitive) To deal with something in a direct way; to set to work upon.
• v. (transitive, cricket) To aim balls at the batsman’s wicket.
• v. (intransitive, cricket) To set a field, or bowl in a manner designed to get wickets.
• v. (intransitive, cricket) To bat aggressively, so as to score runs quickly.
• v. (soccer) To move forward in an active attempt to score a point, as opposed to trying not to concede.
• v. (cycling) To accelerate quickly in an attempt to get ahead of the other riders.

bemock

• v. (archaic) To ridicule or mock.
• v. (transitive) To mock repeatedly; flout.
• v. (transitive) To cause to appear as if mock or unreal; excel or surpass, as the genuine surpasses the counterfeit.

bounder

• n. Something that bounds or jumps.
• n. (Britain, dated) A dishonourable man; a cad.
• n. A social climber.
• n. That which limits; a boundary.
• n. (Britain, obsolete, colloquial) A four-wheeled type of dogcart or cabriolet.

cad

• n. A low-bred, presuming person; a mean, vulgar fellow.
• n. (historical) A person who stands at the door of an omnibus to open and shut it, and to receive fares;…

clapperclaw

• v. (obsolete) To fight and scratch.
• v. (obsolete) To abuse with words; to revile; to scold.

dog

• n. A mammal, Canis lupus familiaris, that has been domesticated for thousands of years, of highly variable…
• n. A male dog, wolf or fox, as opposed to a bitch (often attributive).
• n. (slang, derogatory) A dull, unattractive girl or woman.
• n. (slang) A man (derived from definition 2).
• n. (slang, derogatory) A coward.
• n. (derogatory) Someone who is morally reprehensible.
• n. (slang) A sexually aggressive man (cf. horny).
• n. Any of various mechanical devices for holding, gripping, or fastening something, particularly with a tooth-like…
• n. A click or pallet adapted to engage the teeth of a ratchet-wheel, to restrain the back action; a click…
• n. A metal support for logs in a fireplace.
• n. A hot dog.
• n. (poker slang) Underdog.
• n. (slang, almost always in the plural) Foot.
• v. (transitive) To pursue with the intent to catch.
• v. (transitive) To follow in an annoying or harassing way.
• v. (transitive, nautical) To fasten a hatch securely.
• v. (intransitive, emerging usage in Britain) To watch, or participate, in sexual activity in a public place.
• v. (intransitive, transitive) To intentionally restrict one's productivity as employee; to work at the slowest…

guy

• n. (Britain) An effigy of a man burned on a bonfire on the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot (5th November).
• n. (dated) A person of eccentric appearance or dress; a "fright".
• n. (colloquial) A man, fellow; also (especially in plural) in more gender-neutral sense, a person.
• n. (colloquial, of animals and sometimes objects) Thing, creature.
• n. (colloquial, figuratively) Thing, unit.
• n. (informal, term of address) Buster, Mack, fella, bud, man.
• v. (intransitive) To exhibit an effigy of Guy Fawkes around the 5th November.
• v. (transitive) To make fun of, to ridicule with wit or innuendo.
• n. (obsolete, rare) A guide; a leader or conductor.
• n. (chiefly nautical) A support rope or cable used to guide, steady or secure something which is being hoisted…
• n. (chiefly nautical) A support to secure or steady something prone to shift its position or be carried away…
• v. To equip with a support cable.

heel

• n. (anatomy) The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
• n. The part of a shoe's sole which supports the foot's heel.
• n. The rear part of a sock or similar covering for the foot.
• n. The part of the palm of a hand closest to the wrist.
• n. (usually in the plural) A woman's high-heeled shoe.
• n. (firearms) The back, upper part of the stock.
• n. The last or lowest part of anything.
• n. (US, Ireland) A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread.
• n. (US) The base of a bun sliced in half lengthwise.
• n. A contemptible, inconsiderate or thoughtless person.
• n. (slang, professional wrestling) A headlining wrestler regarded as a "bad guy," whose ring persona embodies…
• n. (card games) The cards set aside for later use in a patience or solitaire game.
• n. Anything resembling a human heel in shape; a protuberance; a knob.
• n. (architecture) The lower end of a timber in a frame, as a post or rafter.
• n. (specifically, US) The obtuse angle of the lower end of a rafter set sloping.
• n. (architecture, workman slang) A cyma reversa.
• n. (carpentry) The short side of an angled cut.
• n. (golf) The part of a club head's face nearest the shaft.
• n. In a carding machine, the part of a flat nearest the cylinder.
• v. To follow at somebody's heels; to chase closely.
• v. To add a heel to, or increase the size of the heel of (a shoe or boot).
• v. To kick with the heel.
• v. (transitive) To perform by the use of the heels, as in dancing, running, etc.
• v. (transitive) To arm with a gaff, as a cock for fighting.
• v. (golf, transitive) To hit (the ball) with the heel of the club.
• v. (American football, transitive) To make (a fair catch) standing with one foot forward, the heel on the…
• v. (intransitive, especially of ships) To incline to one side; to tilt.
• n. The act of inclining or canting from a vertical position; a cant.

hound

• n. A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals. (hunt hound,…
• n. (by extension) Someone who seeks something.
• n. (by extension) A male who constantly seeks the company of desirable women.
• n. A despicable person.
• n. A houndfish.
• n. (nautical, in the plural) Projections at the masthead, serving as a support for the trestletrees and top…
• n. A side bar used to strengthen portions of the running gear of a vehicle.
• v. (transitive) To persistently harass.

mock

• n. An imitation, usually of lesser quality.
• n. Mockery, the act of mocking.
• n. A practice exam set by an educating institution to prepare students for an important exam.
• v. To mimic, to simulate.
• v. To make fun of by mimicking, to taunt.
• v. To tantalise, and disappoint the hopes of.
• adj. Imitation, not genuine; fake.

rib

• n. Any of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and other animals and extending from…
• n. A part or piece, similar to a rib, and serving to shape or support something.
• n. A cut of meat enclosing one or more rib bones.
• n. (nautical) Any of several curved members attached to a ship's keel and extending upward and outward to…
• n. Any of several transverse pieces that provide an aircraft wing with shape and strength.
• n. (architecture) A long, narrow, usually arched member projecting from the surface of a structure, especially…
• n. (knitting) A raised ridge in knitted material or in cloth.
• n. (botany) The main, or any of the prominent veins of a leaf.
• n. A teasing joke.
• n. (Ireland, colloquial) A single strand of hair.
• n. A stalk of celery.
• n. (archaic, literary, humorous) A wife or woman.
• v. To shape, support, or provide something with a rib or ribs.
• v. To tease or make fun of someone in a good-natured way.
• v. To enclose, as if with ribs, and protect; to shut in.
• v. (transitive) To leave strips of undisturbed ground between the furrows in ploughing (land).

ridicule

• v. (transitive) to criticize or disapprove of someone or something through scornful jocularity; to make fun…
• n. derision; mocking or humiliating words or behaviour.
• n. An object of sport or laughter; a laughing stock.
• n. The quality of being ridiculous; ridiculousness.
• adj. (obsolete) ridiculous.

roast

• v. (transitive or intransitive or ergative) To cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire without covering,…
• v. To cook by surrounding with hot embers, ashes, sand, etc.
• v. (transitive or intransitive or ergative) To process by drying through exposure to sun or artificial heat.
• v. To heat to excess; to heat violently; to burn.
• v. (transitive, figuratively) To admonish someone vigorously.
• v. (transitive, figuratively) To subject to bantering, severely criticize, sometimes as a comedy routine.
• v. (metalworking) To dissipate by heat the volatile parts of, as ores.
• n. A cut of meat suited to roasting.
• n. A meal consisting of roast foods.
• n. The degree to which something, especially coffee, is roasted.
• n. (Originally fraternal) A comical event where a person is subjected to verbal attack, yet may be praised…
• adj. having been cooked by roasting.
• adj. (figuratively) subjected to roasting, bantered, severely criticized.

round

• adj. (physical) Shape.
• adj. Complete, whole, not lacking.
• adj. (of a number) Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.
• adj. (linguistics) Pronounced with the lips drawn together.
• adj. Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; not mincing.
• adj. Finished; polished; not defective or abrupt; said of authors or their writing style.
• adj. Consistent; fair; just; applied to conduct.
• adj. Large in magnitude.
• n. A circular or spherical object or part of an object.
• n. A circular or repetitious route.
• n. A general outburst from a group of people at an event.
• n. A song that is sung by groups of people with each subset of people starting at a different time.
• n. A serving of something; a portion of something to each person in a group.
• n. A single individual portion or dose of medicine.
• n. One sandwich (two full slices of bread with filling).
• n. (art) A long-bristled, circular-headed paintbrush used in oil and acrylic painting.
• n. A firearm cartridge, bullet, or any individual ammunition projectile. Originally referring to the spherical…
• n. (sports) One of the specified pre-determined segments of the total time of a sport event, such as a boxing…
• n. (sports) A stage in a competition.
• n. (sports) In some sports, e.g. golf or showjumping: one complete way around the course.
• n. (engineering, drafting, CAD) A rounded relief or cut at an edge, especially an outside edge, added for…
• n. A strip of material with a circular face that covers an edge, gap, or crevice for decorative, sanitary,…
• n. (butchery) The hindquarters of a bovine.
• n. (dated) A rung, as of a ladder.
• n. A crosspiece that joins and braces the legs of a chair.
• n. A series of changes or events ending where it began; a series of like events recurring in continuance;…
• n. A course of action or conduct performed by a number of persons in turn, or one after another, as if seated…
• n. A series of duties or tasks which must be performed in turn, and then repeated.
• n. A circular dance.
• n. Rotation, as in office; succession.
• n. A general discharge of firearms by a body of troops in which each soldier fires once.
• n. An assembly; a group; a circle.
• n. A brewer's vessel in which the fermentation is concluded, the yeast escaping through the bunghole.
• n. (archaic) A vessel filled, as for drinking.
• n. (nautical) A round-top.
• n. A round of beef.
• prep. (rare in US) Alternative form of around.
• adv. Alternative form of around.
• v. (transitive) To shape something into a curve.
• v. (intransitive) To become shaped into a curve.
• v. (with "out") To finish; to complete; to fill out.
• v. (intransitive) To approximate a number, especially a decimal number by the closest whole number.
• v. (transitive) To turn past a boundary.
• v. (intransitive) To turn and attack someone or something (used with on).
• v. (transitive, baseball) To advance to home plate.
• v. (transitive) To go round, pass, go past.
• v. To encircle; to encompass.
• v. To grow round or full; hence, to attain to fullness, completeness, or perfection.
• v. (obsolete, intransitive) To go round, as a guard; to make the rounds.
• v. (obsolete, intransitive) To go or turn round; to wheel about.
• v. (intransitive, archaic or dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To speak in a low tone; whisper; speak…
• v. (transitive, archaic or dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To address or speak to in a whisper, utter…
• n. (archaic or dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A whisper; whispering.
• n. (archaic or dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Discourse; song.

scoundrel

• n. A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honour or virtue.

shout

• n. A loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing…
• n. (Britain, Australia, New Zealand, slang) A round of drinks in a pub; the turn to pay the shot or scot;…
• n. (Britain, Australia, jargon, slang) A call-out for an emergency services team.
• n. (informal) A greeting, name-check or other mention, for example on a radio or TV programme. (also shout…
• v. (intransitive) To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, or exultation, or to attract attention,…
• v. (transitive) To utter with a shout; to cry; to shout out.
• v. (colloquial) To pay for food, drink or entertainment for others.
• v. (Internet) To post a text message (for example, email) in upper case.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To treat with shouts or clamor.

snipe

• n. Any of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family…
• n. A fool; a blockhead.
• n. A shot fired from a concealed place.
• n. (naval slang) A member of the engineering department on a ship.
• v. (intransitive) To hunt snipe.
• v. (intransitive) To shoot at individuals from a concealed place.
• v. (intransitive) (by extension) To shoot with a sniper rifle.
• v. (transitive) To watch a timed online auction and place a winning bid against (the current high bidder)…
• v. (transitive) To nose (a log) to make it drag or slip easily in skidding.
• n. (slang) A cigarette butt.
• n. An animated promotional logo during a television show.
• n. A strip of copy announcing some late breaking news or item of interest, typically placed in a print advertisement…
• n. A bottle of wine measuring 0.1875 liters, one fourth the volume of a standard bottle; a quarter bottle…
• n. A sharp, clever answer; sarcasm.
• v. (intransitive) To make malicious, underhand remarks or attacks.

villain

• n. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought): A vile, wicked person.
• n. The bad person in a work of fiction; often the main antagonist of the hero.
• n. (poker) Any opponent player, especially a hypothetical player for example and didactic purposes. Compare:…
• n. Archaic form of villein.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To debase; to degrade.