Barbarians
Villains and barbarians are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Villains" instead a noun "Barbarians".
Villains
Barbarians and villains are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Barbarians" instead a noun "Villains".
Both words in one sentence
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When in doubt, of course, one can always go for the Russians, who are still depicted as shadowy villains (often puppet masters using some "uncivilized barbarians" as lackeys) despite the Cold War having ended decades ago.
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