Villainous : synonyms and lexical field

Synonyms > Synonyms beginning with V > Villainous

Looking for words with meaning close to 'villainous': discover synonyms for the word villainous, such as nefarious or wicked.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as villainous. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": nefarious and wicked.


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Synonyms for villainous sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for villainous Degree of synonymy of villainous Frequency in the language
nefarious
   30051 0.75  
wicked
   30051 13.29  
despicable
   20050 2.10  
vile
   20049 4.43  
misleader
   20043  
treacherous
   20039 2.18  
saltpetre
   19694 0.06  
villain
   10052 4.16  
malevolent
   10052 0.35  
villains
   10052 1.69  
dastardly
   10052 0.35  
villanous
   10052  
sinister
   10052 2.18  
villainy
   10052 0.29  
diabolical
   10052 1.08  
villainess
   10052 0.02  
murderous
   10052 1.82  
vengeful
   10052 1.00  
evil
   10052 73.16  
conniving
   10052 1.00  

Lexical field of "villainous"

nefarious
wicked
despicable
vile
misleader
treacherous
saltpetre
villain
malevolent
villains
dastardly
villanous
sinister
villainy
diabolical
villainess
murderous
vengeful
evil
conniving
duplicitous
antiheroic
blackhearted
fiendish
bloodthirsty
maniacal
megalomaniacal
tyrannical
buffoonish
traitorous
psychopathic
sadistic
baddie
ruthless
menacing
homicidal
nemesis
sociopathic
protagonistic
scoundrelly
lecherous
devilish
devious
benevolent
antagonist
rapacious
roguish
avaricious
thuggish
unscrupulous