Synonyms of desperado

desperado

noun

as in bandit

old-fashioned a violent criminal who is not afraid of getting hurt or caught

A documentary about some notorious desperados of the Wild West.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bandit
• villain
• offender
• monster
• beast
• outlaw
• snake
• scoundrel
• savage
• rascal
• wretch
• scalawag
• miscreant
• devil
• scapegrace
• knave
• caitiff
• reprobate
• brute
• felon
• rogue
• no-good
• scamp
• bravo
• heavy
• scallywag
• varlet
• evildoer
• crook
• lawbreaker
• perp
• baddy
• perpetrator
• hound
• sinner
• baddie
• nazi
• rapscallion
• trespasser
• meany
• transgressor
• culprit
• ruffian
• con
• assassin
• malefactor
• fiend
• gangster
• meanie
• wrongdoer
• hoodlum
• viper
• villainess
• thug
• cad
• heel
• convict
• rough
• cutthroat
• tough
• racketeer
• hooligan
• goon
• gunman
• jailbird
• serpent
• loser
• lowlife
• rowdy
• stinker
• trash
• ne'er-do-well

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• innocent
• hero
• angel
• saint

Examples of desperado in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Oklahoma Wildman, a violent, sociopathic desperado who's already slipped through the fingers of Detroit's finest once and aims to do so again with the help of his formidable lawyer Carolyn Wilder (Aunjanue Ellis). —Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 11 May 2023

The lore of Arizona includes everything from Native stories to supernatural occurrences to tales of desperados. —Thomas France, The Arizona Republic, 3 Apr. 2023

Senior desperado is the look. —James Parker, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2021

The premise, The Sandman) will portray Mansell, aka The Oklahoma Wildman, a violent, sociopathic desperado who’s already slipped through the fingers of Detroit’s finest once and aims to do so again. —Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 May 2022