as in fraudulent
given to or marked by cheating and deception
a rogue administrator who took bribes to falsify paperwork
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as in villain
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
a rogue who had nothing but contempt for people who made their living honestly
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as in monkey
an appealingly mischievous person
the little rogue always seems to end up being forgiven for his pranks
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Recent Examples of rogue
Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Musk believes Mars represents humanity's answer to inevitable existential threats, including rogue asteroids, nuclear warfare or cataclysmic natural disasters.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
Each seemingly close in power to the show's main hero, the rogue Invincibles not only murder countless civilians but make short work of most of the world's heroes.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Merging it with another agency would reduce staffing and resources, weakening efforts to stop gun traffickers, straw purchasers, and rogue gun dealers.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Musk believes Mars represents humanity's answer to inevitable existential threats, including rogue asteroids, nuclear warfare or cataclysmic natural disasters.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
In an unexpected appearance, a rogue pigeon stole the show during the conclusion of Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
Each seemingly close in power to the show's main hero, the rogue Invincibles not only murder countless civilians but make short work of most of the world's heroes.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rogue
Adjective
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Ask if there was any suspicious account activity, such as a login from a new device, before the fraudulent charges occurred.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Barker and the business owner — who pleaded guilty in February on charges in a separate indictment — agreed to deduct the true cost of the supplies from the fraudulent invoices and split the rest between them, according to the indictment.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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Children meet superheroes and villains, engage with games and movies, and are greeted by staff in costume.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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The soul patch, villain, and walrus facial hair all work with masks while mutton chops and chin curtain don’t.—
Lisa Wood Shapiro,
Wired News,
18 Apr. 2025
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Just then, the view changes to reveal a terrified monkey restrained in a similar fashion.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Apr. 2025
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While Violet is a doting mom, other monkeys in the troop also are helping keep an eye on the new addition, zoo officials said.—
Sara Schilling,
Sacbee.com,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Battering ram with deceptive speed (4.51), but struggles catching the ball.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Key attributes: Explosive speed, deceptive footwork for separation.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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By the end of the episode, the audience is eager to meet the antihero, the brute, that everyone is talking about.—
Maelle Beauget-Uhl,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Slinging a sports coat over his pajamas, Long pulls up to a curb and finds Tay (Dustin Nguyen), the Vietnamese speaker, plus two silent brutes, Eddie (Phi Vu) and Aden (Dali Benssalah), who muscle into his car and take over everything: the seating arrangements, the air freshener and their driver.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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To break the cycle of bias, Play devil’s advocate with yourself.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Fire in the birthing cabin, where another devil stands.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Katt's other notable roles included that of teacher Harry Senate on the school drama Boston Public, crooked finance associate Greg Weinstein in Boiler Room, and detective Frank Duggar in Speakeasy.—
Kat Stinson,
EW.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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He’s been dropping tapes nonstop since 2022, as his method is really to flood the internet with his motivation music and unglamorous crime epics full of crooked cops, lookout boys, dealers, dope fiends, tricks, and urban decay.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
11 Apr. 2025
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Natalie and a real-estate agent named Dawn (Danielle Brooks), in search of the missing Henry, make their way to the Overworld, too, and the four team up with Steve in a painfully generic adventure to fight off monsters, find another Crystal, save the Overworld (and Dennis), and get back home.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2025
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The space monsters are also entirely terrifying, gestating inside young suns to hideously emerge as massive space insects.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Rogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rogue. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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