| 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: | prisoner |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person jailed for crime; person kept against his or her will |
Synonyms: |
captive, chain gang member, con, convict, culprit, detainee, hostage, internee, jailbird, lag*, lifer, loser*, tough*, yardbird |
| Main Entry: | prisoner |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
Related
Adjectives: |
carceral, imprisoned, in chains, in charge, in custody, in durance vile, in limbo, in prison, in quod, on parole, under hatches, under lock and key
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