Antihero vs. Rogue — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Antihero and Rogue
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Antihero
An antihero (sometimes spelled as anti-hero) or antiheroine is a main character in a story who lacks conventional heroic qualities and attributes, such as idealism, courage, and morality. Although antiheroes may sometimes perform actions that are morally correct, it is not always for the right reasons, often acting primarily out of self-interest or in ways that defy conventional ethical codes.
Rogue
A dishonest or unprincipled man
You are a rogue and an embezzler
Antihero
A main character in a dramatic or narrative work who is characterized by a lack of traditional heroic qualities, such as idealism or courage.
Rogue
An elephant or other large wild animal living apart from the herd and having savage or destructive tendencies
A rogue elephant
Antihero
A protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner, such as by criminal means, via cowardly actions, or for mercenary goals.
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Rogue
Remove inferior or defective plants or seedlings from (a crop)
The sowing has to be rogued to remove aberrant seedlings
Antihero
A protagonist who lacks the characteristics that would make him a hero (or her a heroine)
Rogue
An unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person; a scoundrel or rascal.
Rogue
One who is playfully mischievous; a scamp.
Rogue
A wandering beggar; a vagrant.
Rogue
A vicious and solitary animal, especially an elephant that has separated itself from its herd.
Rogue
An organism, especially a plant, that shows an undesirable variation from a standard.
Rogue
Vicious and solitary. Used of an animal, especially an elephant.
Rogue
Large, destructive, and anomalous or unpredictable
Rogue tornado.
Rogue
Operating outside normal or desirable controls
"How could a single rogue trader bring down an otherwise profitable and well-regarded institution?" (Saul Hansell).
Rogue
To remove (diseased or abnormal specimens) from a group of plants of the same variety.
Rogue
To remove diseased or abnormal plants.
Rogue
A scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person.
Rogue
A mischievous scamp.
Rogue
A vagrant.
Rogue
(computing) Deceitful software pretending to be anti-spyware, but in fact being malicious software itself.
Rogue
An aggressive animal separate from the herd, especially an elephant.
Rogue
A plant that shows some undesirable variation.
Rogue
(role-playing games) A character class focusing on stealthy conduct.
Rogue
(of an animal, especially an elephant) Vicious and solitary.
Rogue
(by extension) Large, destructive and unpredictable.
Rogue
(by extension) Deceitful, unprincipled.
Rogue
Mischievous, unpredictable.
Rogue
(horticulture) To cull; to destroy plants not meeting a required standard, especially when saving seed, rogue or unwanted plants are removed before pollination.
Rogue
To cheat.
Rogue
(obsolete) To give the name or designation of rogue to; to decry.
Rogue
To wander; to play the vagabond; to play knavish tricks.
Rogue
A vagrant; an idle, sturdy beggar; a vagabond; a tramp.
Rogue
A deliberately dishonest person; a knave; a cheat.
The rogue and fool by fits is fair and wise.
Rogue
One who is pleasantly mischievous or frolicsome; hence, often used as a term of endearment.
Ah, you sweet little rogue, you!
Rogue
An elephant that has separated from a herd and roams about alone, in which state it is very savage.
Rogue
A worthless plant occuring among seedlings of some choice variety.
Rogue
To wander; to play the vagabond; to play knavish tricks.
Rogue
To give the name or designation of rogue to; to decry.
Rogue
To destroy (plants that do not come up to a required standard).
Rogue
A deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
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