Synonyms of baddie

baddie

noun

ˈba-dē 

variants or baddy

as in villain

a mean, evil, or unprincipled person

the actor has never been cast as a hero, but he's played every kind of baddie imaginable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• villain
• monster
• brute
• rogue
• scoundrel
• gangster
• thug
• rascal
• savage
• wretch
• knave
• beast
• evildoer
• miscreant
• reprobate
• assassin
• scalawag
• scamp
• scapegrace
• heavy
• caitiff
• criminal
• no-good
• nazi
• devil
• varlet
• scallywag
• meanie
• hound
• meany
• offender
• rapscallion
• fiend
• villainess
• culprit
• perpetrator
• felon
• perp
• blackguard
• crook
• wrongdoer
• sinner
• bandit
• heel
• trespasser
• lawbreaker
• transgressor
• snake
• malefactor
• viper
• con
• outlaw
• cad
• desperado
• ruffian
• loser
• hoodlum
• racketeer
• serpent
• goon
• tough
• rough
• convict
• hooligan
• jailbird
• cutthroat
• gunman
• stinker
• lowlife
• bravo
• rowdy
• trash
• ne'er-do-well

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• innocent
• hero
• angel
• saint

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of baddie

Quentin Tarantino's ultraviolent World War II fantasy gave the Austrian-German actor his villainous breakout role as Hans Landa, a Nazi baddie with an upper-crust cultural side. —Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025

First, there’s Vanessa, the Cancer baddie; then there’s Stacy, who’s 100 percent muscle; and finally, there’s Linda, the entrepreneur. —Michael Saponara, Billboard, 24 Feb. 2025

Some of our favorite trans baddies are larger-than-life antagonists in otherworldly adventures, like Doctor Who or Hellraiser. —Samantha Riedel, Them., 28 Mar. 2025

There is another ex-military named Dutch played to hilt as a baddie by Chidi Ajufo, and particularly grizzly and imposing are uber villains Viper (Emmett J. Scanlan and Artemis (Eve Mauro). —Pete Hammond, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2025