Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun knave

2 senses of knave

Sense 1
rogue, knave, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag, varlet -- (a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel)
       => villain, scoundrel -- (a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately)

Sense 2
jack, knave -- (one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince)
       => face card, picture card, court card -- (one of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a face)