rogue

Examples

• All

• Though he had a substantial bit of the rogue in him, he was nonetheless a responsible rogue.

  Fiction book (1996)

• You know, can a rogue be a good guy?

  Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy

• So I come across these rogue cops and these guys are no good.

• This was a case where a rogue employee went and stole this information.

• Speaker, it turns out there never was just one rogue reporter.

• He was quite a rogue in his time, your father.

  The Borrowers (1997)

• I was a movie star, a poet, a rogue, a racehorse: I was anything but myself.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the rogue Royals, they just wanted to be free.

• I must say, I don't think I belong with these rogues.

  South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)

• By nightfall, he tracked down his rogue Gallic allies.

Synonyms

C

crook

vsrogue

• Offensive

146 3.9

A dishonest person who cheats or steals

can mean a charming rule breaker rather than an actual criminal

W

weasel

vsrogue

• Offensive

79 7.9

A person who is sneaky and dishonest, often trying to trick others

is more often likable or playful rather than sneaky and evasive

K

knave

vsrogue

• Offensive

13 9.9

A dishonest person who tricks or harms other people

is more likely to suggest playful charm than harsh villainy

V

varlet

vsrogue

• Offensive

2 9.9

An old word for a dishonest person who tricks others

is the same idea but used in everyday modern speech with charm

S

scalawag

vsrogue

• Offensive

2 9.9

A dishonest person who cheats or tricks other people

is often used for a likeable or charming wrongdoer rather than pure insult

R

rogue of the deepest dye

vsrogue

• Offensive

1 9.9

A person who is very dishonest and cannot be trusted

is less extreme and may suggest charm or playful badness instead

Antonyms

H

honest

∞ 1.0

Truthful and fair, not cheating or lying

U

upstanding

39 3.9

A person who is honest and has strong moral values

Idioms

R

rogue of the deepest dye

• Offensive

1 9.9

A person who is very dishonest and cannot be trusted

Compounds

R

rogue nation

• Literature

5 7.7

A country that ignores rules between countries and behaves dangerously

R

rogue state

• Literature

4 7.7

A country that breaks international rules and ignores agreements

R

rogue elephant

1 7.8

An elephant that has left its herd and acts dangerously

How Dishonest

villain

332 3.3

scoundrel

• Offensive

47 6.5

rogue

113 5.9

rascal

• Informal

59 3.5

Surface Forms

Etymology