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  • 1. scallywag
  • 2. scallywag
  • 3. scallywag
  • Scallywag in a sentence
Table of Contents
  • 1. scallywag
  • 2. scallywag
  • 3. scallywag
  • Scallywag in a sentence
Synonyms
Antonyms

1. scallywag

noun. a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel.

Synonyms

  • villain
  • scoundrel
  • knave
  • rascal
  • rapscallion
  • varlet
  • scalawag

Antonyms

  • fearlessness
  • ancestor
  • unlimited
  • major

2. scallywag

noun. one who is playfully mischievous.

Synonyms

  • nestling
  • monkey
  • kid
  • fry
  • tyke
  • little terror
  • brat
  • small fry
  • tiddler
  • rascal
  • tike
  • terror
  • child
  • minor
  • shaver
  • rapscallion
  • youngster
  • nipper
  • scamp
  • holy terror
  • scalawag

Antonyms

  • idle
  • male offspring
  • female offspring
  • parent

3. scallywag

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

Synonyms

  • bad person

Antonyms

  • unpardonable
  • majority

Sentences with scallywag


1. Noun, singular or mass
Know that Jolly Roger is the ominous black pirate flag with the skull and cross bones and a scallywag is a scoundrel or troublemaker.

2. Verb, 3rd person singular present
It may have an odd name, but scallywag holly (Ilex x meserveae 'Monnieves') is a tough little plant that grows readily in USDA hardiness zones 5 through 9.

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