supervillain

noun

su·per·vil·lain ˈsü-pər-ˌvi-lən

plural supervillains

: a fictional villain having extraordinary or superhuman powers

In more recent years, [Jon] Cryer appeared as legendary supervillain Lex Luthor in the CW drama Supergirl.—

Martin Holmens

… the issue will feature Spider-Man facing off against the Sinister Six, which includes supervillains Doctor Octopus, Vulture, Mysterio, Sandman, Electro and Kraven the Hunter …—

Jeremy Childs

also : a person or entity likened to a supervillain

On the show, [Elon] Musk suggests there is a "fast way and a slow way" to raise the temperatures of Mars before sharing the fast way is to "drop thermonuclear weapons over the poles." The idea is greeted by [Stephen] Colbert calling Musk a supervillain, to which Musk just casually responds, "Yeah." —

AJ Dellinger

compare superhero, superheroine

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The supervillain is defeated by Superman and Batman in his lair. —

Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025 One of them used a picture that resembled the supervillain the Joker. —

Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 7 Jan. 2025 In typical halloween fashion, there was at least one supervillain in attendance, Kardashian's nephew, Psalm, who wore a Deadpool costume. —

Raven Brunner, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024 Comparisons across both sides ranged from Samuel L. Jackson to Laurence Fishburne as Morpheus, Nipsey Russell playing the Tin Man in The Wiz, and the Marvel supervillain Thanos. —

Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for supervillain