Criminals
Villain
Villain noun - A mean, evil, or unprincipled person.
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Synonyms for Villain
Criminals and villain are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Criminals" with "Villain", this nouns are similar.
Nearby Words: villainous, villainy
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A realistic villain, similar to real world criminals or dictators (Even with supernatural elements), starts referring to himself as evil and a professional villain all the time.
Source: Flanderization - Obadiah Stane, while still a villain and Jerkass that's willing to work with criminals, frequently shows he still has standards while his comic book incarnation was a straight up villain.
Source: Adaptational Heroism -
One pre-Crisis World's Finest story had Batman and Superman visit an Alternate Universe where Ma and Pa Kent were criminals, raising Clark to be the world's greatest villain.
Source: Outlaw Couple
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