no-good
1 of 2adjective
ˈnō-ˈgu̇d 
: having no worth, virtue, use, or chance of success
a no-good scoundrel
no-good
2 of 2noun
ˈnō-ˌgu̇d
: a no-good person or thing
Synonyms
Adjective
- good-for-nothing
- ne'er-do-well
- no-account
Noun
- baddie
- baddy
- beast
- brute
- caitiff
- devil
- evildoer
- fiend
- heavy
- hound
- knave
- meanie
- meany
- miscreant
- monster
- nazi
- rapscallion
- rascal
- reprobate
- rogue
- savage
- scalawag
- scallywag
- scamp
- scapegrace
- scoundrel
- varlet
- villain
- wretch
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Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
1904, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1871, in the meaning defined above
no-goods
noun
1
as in villains
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person neighbors remembered the killer as having been an utter no-good since childhood Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- villains
- brutes
- criminals
- monsters
- savages
- offenders
- devils
- bandits
- thugs
- wretches
- scoundrels
- beasts
- miscreants
- gangsters
- nazis
- reprobates
- assassins
- crooks
- rogues
- scalawags
- varlets
- scamps
- losers
- rapscallions
- rascals
- baddies
- knaves
- fiends
- heavies
- scapegraces
- evildoers
- meanies
- scallywags
- hounds
- perpetrators
- outlaws
- blackguards
- trespassers
- culprits
- felons
- desperadoes
- lawbreakers
- snakes
- bravoes
- caitiffs
- hoodlums
- ruffians
- toughs
- sinners
- malefactors
- racketeers
- cutthroats
- hooligans
- transgressors
- lowlifes
- desperados
- wrongdoers
- convicts
- rowdies
- vipers
- goons
- perps
- serpents
- jailbirds
- cads
- villainesses
- cons
- lowlives
- heels
- roughs
- bravos
- stinkers
- gunmen
- trash
- ne'er-do-wells
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- saints
- heroes
- angels
- innocents
2
as in bums
an idle worthless person we'll have to pay more than minimum wage for the job if we expect to get people other than no-goods Synonyms & Similar Words
- bums
- hobos
- derelicts
- beggars
- hoboes
- good-for-nothings
- no-goodniks
- dodgers
- vagrants
- slackers
- tramps
- do-nothings
- no-accounts
- drifters
- ne'er-do-wells
- transients
- vagabonds
- ragamuffins
- waifs
- shirkers
- down-and-outers
- urchins
- panhandlers
- paupers
- roamers
- idlers
- sluggards
- indigents
- loafers
- sundowners
- slugs
- goldbricks
- down-and-outs
- lazybones
- slouches
- gamines
- drones
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- successes
- winners