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KNAVE Synonyms

There are 28 synonyms of the word knave. (exact relations)
There are 5 hypernyms of the word knave. (close relations)
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rogue
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

villain
nounn
noun

• a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately

• the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction

rapscallion
nounn
noun

• a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

• one who is playfully mischievous

rascal
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

• one who is playfully mischievous

scalawag
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)

• a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

• one who is playfully mischievous

scallywag
nounn
noun

• a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)

• a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

• one who is playfully mischievous

blackguard
nounn
noun

• someone who is morally reprehensible

verb

• subject to laughter or ridicule

• use foul or abusive language towards

charlatan
nounn
noun

• a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes

cheat
verb, nounv, n
noun

• weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous

• weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat

• someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

• the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme

• a deception for profit to yourself

verb

• deprive somebody of something by deceit

• defeat someone through trickery or deceit

• engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud

• be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage

crook
nounn
noun

• someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

• a circular segment of a curve

• a long staff with one end being hook shaped

verb

• bend or cause to bend

deceiver
nounn
noun

• someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

evildoer
nounn
noun

• a person who sins (without repenting)

fraud
nounn
noun

• intentional deception resulting in injury to another person

• a person who makes deceitful pretenses

• something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

• the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme

impostor
nounn
noun

• a person who makes deceitful pretenses

malefactor
nounn
noun

• someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

miscreant
nounn
noun

• a person without moral scruples

mountebank
nounn
noun

• a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes

scamp
verb, nounv, n
noun

• one who is playfully mischievous

verb

• perform hastily and carelessly

scoundrel
nounn
noun

• a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately

sharper
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games

Best Hypernyms For KNAVE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for knave, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (2)
scoundrel villain
Phrases (3)
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