nazi

noun

Definition of nazinext
as in villain
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person the guy behind the food counter is a nazi with an apron: you either follow his rules, or you don't get served

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Recent Examples of nazi But when the Israeli secret service recruits Uri for a dangerous mission in Germany, he is forced to return home and infiltrate a cell of SS veterans with the aim of locating the Nazi war criminal, Mengele. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2025 While modest in size next to Europe's Ariane launcher family, Isar's Spectrum is the largest German rocket since the V-2, the World War II weapon of terror launched by Nazi Germany against targets in Great Britain, Belgium, and other places. — Ars Technica, 23 Mar. 2025 Tesla electric vehicles have become a popular target since billionaire CEO Elon Musk gave what some considered to be a Nazi salute during an inaugural event for President Donald Trump last November. — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nazi
  1. villain
  2. brute
  3. monster
  4. criminal
  5. devil
  6. savage
  7. beast
Noun
  • The real villains, says Mozaffarian, are excessive amounts of refined grains, starches, and sugars, as well as salt and other preservatives, chemical additives, and contaminants from packaging.
    — Sarah Boden, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
  • In Lynch’s festering neo-noir mystery from 1987, Hopper plays a chronic villain perpetually sipping from a tank of amyl nitrate and handing out hits as a way to manipulate his henchmen.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of villain
Noun
  • By the end of the episode, the audience is eager to meet the antihero, the brute, that everyone is talking about.
    — Maelle Beauget-Uhl, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Slinging a sports coat over his pajamas, Long pulls up to a curb and finds Tay (Dustin Nguyen), the Vietnamese speaker, plus two silent brutes, Eddie (Phi Vu) and Aden (Dali Benssalah), who muscle into his car and take over everything: the seating arrangements, the air freshener and their driver.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2025
Definition of brute
Noun
  • Fing turns out to be as much as a destructive monster as Myrtle, who in turn, must battle it out with the evil animal park owner, The Viscount (Waititi), determined to own this rarest of creatures.
    — Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Fing turns out to be as much as a destructive monster as Myrtle, who in turn, must battle it out with the evil animal park owner, The Viscount (Waititi), who is determined to own this rarest of creatures.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of monster
Noun
  • The film follows an American student (Seberg) in Paris who loves a dangerous criminal (Belmondo) obsessed with Humphrey Bogart.
    — Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2025
  • There were radicals, activists, intellectuals as well as common criminals, the usual power brokers, and always a mob lurking in the background.
    — Phil Terrana, Baltimore Sun, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of criminal
Noun
  • Pair with sausage and sauerkraut or with a dessert of devil’s food cake.
    — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
  • People who have never seen a Griffith film deride him as a devil without any redeeming qualities.
    — Colin Fleming, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2025
Definition of devil
Noun
  • Often regarded by historians as a collection of savage tribes, the Scythians emerge as a pivotal force of the ancient world in this monumental history.
    — The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Nearly 32 years ago, Rodney King’s savage beating by police in Los Angeles prompted heartfelt calls for change.
    — Aaron Morrison, Claudia Lauer and Adrian Sainz, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Jan. 2023
Definition of savage
Noun
  • Make no mistake, Draisaitl has been a beast at five-on-five this season — regardless of the circumstances.
    — Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
  • One feature that makes this beast of a shoe so unique is the rugged, textured Vibram Megagrip outsoles.
    — Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of beast

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“Nazi.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nazi. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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