| Main Entry: | criminal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who breaks the law |
Synonyms: |
bad actor, black marketeer, blackmailer, con, convict, crook, culprit, delinquent, desperado, deuce, evildoer, ex-con, felon, fugitive, gangster, guerilla, heavy*, hood, hoodlum, hooligan*, hustler, inside person, jailbird, lawbreaker, malefactor, mobster, mug, muscle*, offender, outlaw, racketeer, repeater, scofflaw, sinner, slippery eel, thug*, transgressor, trespasser, wrongdoer, yardbird |
Antonyms: |
law, police |
| Main Entry: | culprit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person responsible for wrongdoing |
Synonyms: |
con, convict, criminal, delinquent, evildoer, ex-con, felon, fugitive, guilty party, jailbird, malefactor, miscreant, offender, rascal, sinner, transgressor, wrongdoer, yardbird |
| Main Entry: | felon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | criminal |
Synonyms: |
con, convict, delinquent, ex-con, jailbird, lawbreaker, lifer, loser*, malefactor, offender, outlaw, yardbird |
Antonyms: |
police |
| Main Entry: | outlaw |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is running from the law |
Synonyms: |
bandit, brigand, con, criminal, crook, desperado, drifter, ex-con, fugitive, gangster, gunslinger, hood, hoodlum, hooligan*, jailbird, marauder, mobster, mug, outcast, pariah, racketeer, robber, wrong number |