What is another word for the lowest of the low?

Pronunciation: [ðə lˈə͡ʊəst ɒvðə lˈə͡ʊ] (IPA)

When it comes to describing individuals who have no moral or ethical principles, various synonyms can be used to describe them. For instance, words like scoundrel, villain, rogue, knave, and miscreant can be used to refer to someone who is the lowest of the low. These words all refer to a person who lacks any sort of integrity or honor, and instead, they resort to dishonest and unscrupulous methods to achieve their goals. Other synonyms for a nefarious individual may include names such as lowlife, degenerate, rascal, crook, and thug, among others. In general, all of these terms are used to describe people who have no moral compass, and whose actions are deplorable.

What are the hypernyms for The lowest of the low?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with The lowest of the low

  • An office boy in London was the lowest of the low. The office boy was the tea boy. He would be the dog's body: It means someone who would do anything at all. I was quite prepared for that and enjoyed it.
    George Carey
  • On Omega, the law is supreme. Hidden and revealed, sacred and profane, the law governs the actions of all citizens, from the lowest of the low to the highest of the high. Without the law, there could be no privileges for those who made the law; therefore the law was absolutely necessary. Without the law and its stern enforcement, Omega would be an unthinkable chaos in which a man’s rights could extend only as far and as long as he personally could enforce them. This anarchy would mean the end of Omegan society; and particularly, it would mean the end of those senior citizens of the ruling class who had grown high in status, but whose skill with a gun had long passed its peak. Therefore the law was necessary. But Omega was also a criminal society, composed entirely of individuals who had broken the laws of Earth. It was a society which, in the final analysis, stressed individual endeavor. It was a society in which the lawbreaker was king; a society in which crimes were not only condoned but were admired and even rewarded; a society in which deviation from the rules was judged solely on its degree of success. And this resulted in the paradox of a criminal society with absolute laws which were meant to be broken.
    Robert Sheckley

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