Synonyms
- bastard
- beast
- bleeder [British]
- blighter [chiefly British]
- boor
- bounder
- bugger
- buzzard
- cad
- chuff
- churl
- clown
- creep
- cretin
- crud [slang]
- crumb [slang]
- cur
- dirtbag [slang]
- dog
- fink
- heel
- hound
- jerk
- joker
- louse
- lout
- pill
- rat
- rat fink
- reptile
- rotter
- schmuck [slang]
- scum
- scumbag [slang]
- scuzzball [slang]
- skunk
- sleaze
- sleazebag [slang]
- sleazeball [slang]
- slime
- slimeball [slang]
- slob
- snake
- so-and-so
- sod [chiefly British]
- stinkard
- stinker
- swine
- toad
- vermin
Examples of varmint in a Sentence
rats, mice, and other varmints
The sheriff in the movie gets revenge on the dirty varmint who killed his brother.
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The dog, unable to climb after the varmint, stood on his haunches with his front paws resting on the tree and howled loudly.
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Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
At the time, wolves were still considered predatory varmints to be shot from airplanes, trapped and snared for $100 bounty and whatever hides would bring.
—Al Wolter, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
Bugs, varmints and other critters cannot feed off it.
—Don Magruder, The Tennessean, 22 Sep. 2024
Jett Rink was a really malevolent varmint, and kind of swarthy and dark.
—Jeff Conway, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
At the time, wolves were still considered predatory varmints to be shot from airplanes, trapped and snared for $100 bounty and whatever hides would bring.
—Al Wolter, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
Bugs, varmints and other critters cannot feed off it.
—Don Magruder, The Tennessean, 22 Sep. 2024
Jett Rink was a really malevolent varmint, and kind of swarthy and dark.
—Jeff Conway, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Varmint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/varmint. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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