Know-nothing
Know-nothing noun - A stupid person.
Usage example: often disparaged her coworkers as a bunch of know-nothings
Villain and know-nothing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Villain" instead a noun phrase "Know-nothing".
Villain
Villain noun - A mean, evil, or unprincipled person.
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Synonyms for Villain
Know-nothing and villain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Know-nothing" instead a noun "Villain".
Nearby Words: villainous, villainy
Both words in one sentence
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While maybe more focused as a villain than James and Meowth, she is still a Know-Nothing Know-It-All compared to them.
Source: Anime / Pokémon -
Not-So-Harmless Villain: Rafe Adler is dismissed by Nate and Sam Drake as a Know-Nothing Know-It-All and wealthy fop, then in the finale he turns out to be a good fencer and utterly insane, and he comes closer than anyone to killing Nate.
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Often a Know-Nothing Know-It-All as well, to inspire added bile, though still enough to take the 'sympathetic' out of Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain (the best of them are Insufferable Geniuses heavy on the former and light on the latter).
Source: Smug Snake
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