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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
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Recent Examples of baddie
Don’t forget its greatest strength: closing the gap on faraway enemies, especially those who, like Leaders, empower their fellow baddies from deep behind enemy lines.
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Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Comments Over nine seasons, Harvey (Gabriel Macht) and his fraudulent associate Mike (Patrick J. Adams) foiled multiple foes, from slippery criminal Charles Forstman (Eric Roberts) to crafty Anita Gibbs (Leslie Hope) to original name partner baddie Daniel Hardman (David Costabile).
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 9 May 2025
But to watch Davis, a terrific actor who rarely gets the chance to let loose, crack a baddie over the head with a frying pan?
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 7 May 2025
Trueno and Young Miko are baddies and besties riding through the city.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2025
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Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Comments Over nine seasons, Harvey (Gabriel Macht) and his fraudulent associate Mike (Patrick J. Adams) foiled multiple foes, from slippery criminal Charles Forstman (Eric Roberts) to crafty Anita Gibbs (Leslie Hope) to original name partner baddie Daniel Hardman (David Costabile).
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 9 May 2025
But to watch Davis, a terrific actor who rarely gets the chance to let loose, crack a baddie over the head with a frying pan?
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 7 May 2025
Trueno and Young Miko are baddies and besties riding through the city.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for baddie
Noun
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New threats emerge, including a ruthless new villain (Bill Skarsgård) and a blind assassin from Wick’s past, played by Donnie Yen in a standout performance.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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Nicholas Hoult plays the film’s villain, the megalomaniac super-genius Lex Luthor.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
5 June 2025
Noun
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The message of Bring Her Back may be that grief is the real monster.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
30 May 2025
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But what’s interesting here is that Armstrong doesn’t write Venis as a one-dimensional monster.—
Andrew Wallenstein,
Variety,
28 May 2025
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“Baddie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baddie. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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