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| Main Entry: | thug |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hoodlum |
| Synonyms: | assassin, bandit, bully, criminal, delinquent, gangster, goon*, gunman, hood, hooligan, killer, mobster, murderer, punk, rowdy, ruffian, troublemaker, gang member, gorilla, hired killer, professional killer, rioter |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | criminal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who breaks the law |
| Synonyms: | con, convict, crook, culprit, delinquent, desperado, evildoer, felon, fugitive, gangster, heavy*, hood*, hoodlum, hooligan*, hustler, lawbreaker, malefactor, mobster, mug, muscle*, offender, outlaw, racketeer, sinner, thug*, trespasser, wrongdoer, bad actor, black marketeer, blackmailer, deuce, ex-con, guerilla, inside person, jailbird, repeater, scofflaw, slippery eel, transgressor, yardbird |
| Antonyms: | law, police |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | desperado |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | criminal |
| Synonyms: | bandit, convict, cutthroat, gangster, hoodlum, lawbreaker, mugger, outlaw, ruffian, thug |
| Main Entry: | gangster |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person involved in illegal activities |
| Synonyms: | bandit, criminal, crook, dealer, desperado, goon*, hood, hoodlum, hooligan*, mobster, racketeer, robber, ruffian, soldier*, thug, tough, Mafioso, bruiser, hit person, member of the family, pusher |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | goon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ruffian |
| Synonyms: | dope, hood*, hooligan*, jerk, lummox, moron, nincompoop, sap, strong-arm, thug, bozo, bruiser, gorilla, ninny, tough guy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hood/hoodlum |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gangster |
| Synonyms: | criminal, delinquent, gangster, goon*, hooligan, mobster, punk, rowdy, ruffian, thug, troublemaker, rioter |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hooligan |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hoodlum |
| Synonyms: | criminal, delinquent, gangster, goon*, hood, mobster, punk, rowdy, ruffian, thug, troublemaker, rioter |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | juvenile delinquent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | young criminal |
| Synonyms: | criminal, delinquent, gangster, goon*, hood, hoodlum, hooligan, hooligan, punk, punk, rowdy, ruffian, thug, troublemaker, JD, first offender, gangbanger, punk kid, youthful offender |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mobster |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gangster |
| Synonyms: | criminal, crook, godfather, goon, hood, hoodlum, hooligan*, outlaw, racketeer, soldier*, thug, Mafioso, gunman/ woman, hit man/woman, member of the family, wiseguy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | punk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hoodlum |
| Synonyms: | bully, criminal, delinquent, gangster, goon*, hood, hooligan, mobster, rowdy, ruffian, thug, troublemaker, rioter |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | robber |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who steals |
| Synonyms: | bandit, brigand, buccaneer, burglar, cat burglar, cheat*, chiseler*, con artist, corsair, crook, desperado, fence, fraud, hijacker, looter, marauder, mugger, operator, pickpocket, pirate, plunderer, prowler, punk*, raider, stickup, swindler, thief, thug, cardsharper, cattle thief, despoiler, forager, grafter, holdup artist, housebreaker, pilferer, pillager, rustler, safecracker, sandbagger, second-story operator, shoplifter, stealer |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ruffian |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hoodlum |
| Synonyms: | brute, bully, criminal, delinquent, gangster, goon*, hood, hooligan, mobster, punk, rowdy, thug, troublemaker, rioter, tough guy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | tough |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is rowdy, mean |
| Synonyms: | brute, bully, criminal, gangster, goon*, hood*, hoodlum, hooligan, punk*, rough*, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, thug, villain, bruiser |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | malefactor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | criminal |
| Synonyms: | bad egg*, black sheep, con, convict, culprit, delinquent, evildoer, felon, hoodlum, lawbreaker, outcast, outlaw, prisoner, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, rowdy*, ruffian, scamp, scoundrel, sinner, thug, varlet, villain, wretch, wrongdoer, hellhound, jailbird, rounder*, transgressor |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | terrorist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | subversive |
| Synonyms: | bomber, guerrilla, incendiary, radical, rebel, revolutionary, thug |
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