Stand in
Stand in verb - To serve as a replacement usually for a time only.
Villain
Villain noun - A mean, evil, or unprincipled person.
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Synonyms for Villain
Stand in and villain are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Stand in" with "Villain", this nouns are similar.
Nearby Words: villainous, villainy
Both terms in one sentence
- Last Villain Stand: After the brigade in charge of defending Tripoli surrendered without a fight, Gaddafi was considered an Anticlimax Boss for a time, until his remnant made their stand in his hometown of Sirte, where they resisted the rebels for nearly a month.
Source: Useful Notes / The Arab Spring - Rishid isn't exactly "nice", but he's far more formal than his Card-Carrying Villain half-brother Marik, using proper honorifics when he first appears and not resorting to any insults of goads; in fact, this is exactly what gives him away when acting as Marik's stand in.
Source: Affably Evil / Anime and Manga - Once he finally does stand up for himself and act cool-headed, he only does it while becoming a borderline Villain Protagonist himself, disregarding all innocent lives that stand in his way of becoming God simply because as God, he thinks he'll be able to revive all the people he's slaughtered.
Source: The Scrappy / Anime and Manga
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