n. 1 villain, wretch, mischief-maker, scamp, rascal, criminal, evil-doer, felon, malefactor, rogue, reprobate, scoundrel, wrongdoer, good-for-nothing, ne'er-do-well, blackguard, hooligan, ruffian, hoodlum, thug, rowdy, Archaic knave, caitiff, varlet, rapscallion, Colloq crook, roughneck, scallywag or scalawag, Slang hood, Brit mug, rough, Australian larrikin, US baddy, bad actor The police have apprehended the miscreant who had been attacking passers-by
adj. 2 villainous, wretched, mischievous, rascally, criminal, felonious, corrupt, malefic, malevolent, evil, depraved, base, nefarious, iniquitous, vicious, unprincipled, ne'er-do-well, reprobate, scoundrelly, wicked The miscreant terrorists may be hiding in Greece