Thug and Wretch

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Thug noun - A violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang.

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Wretch and thug are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wretch" instead a noun "Thug".

Wretch noun - A mean, evil, or unprincipled person.

Usage example: the clerk was an ungrateful wretch who stole money from his employer's cash register

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Thug and wretch are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Thug" instead a noun "Wretch".

Nearby Words: wretched, wretchedly

old	old thug	old wretch
greedy	greedy thug	greedy wretch
cheap	cheap thug	cheap wretch
stupid	stupid thug	stupid wretch
Other adjectives: poor, amoral, drunken, mindless.

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