Ben was believed to be a criminal.
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Criminal
/ˈkɹɪm.ə.nəl/
Synonyms for "criminal" (314 found)
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Closest matches (63)
Noun(18 words)
felonoutlawabductorsarsonistsbarabbasbuccaneeringburglarizingburglarscondemnedconvictcounterfeitercrime figurecrime lordcriminal law casecrookculpritculpritsdegenerate
aberrantabnormalabominableactionableagainst the lawamoralanarchicanarchisticanomicarraignablearrantat faultatrociousbadbad guybad personbasebastardbetrayerblack
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Adjective(3 words)
Strong matches (94)
depraveddesperadodesperate criminaldeviantdeviousdisgracefuldishonestdishonorabledouble dealerdouble-dealerdoubtfuldubiousevasiveevilevildoerevildoingexecrablefaultyfelonfelonious
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fishyflagitiousflagrantflawedfoulfraudulentfugitivegallows birdgangstergaolbirdguiltyhardly the thingheinoushoodhoodlumhooliganignominiousillill-gotill-gottenillegalillegitimateillicitimmoralimpeachableimpermissibleimplicatedimproperinappropriateinauspiciousincorrectinculpatedindecorousindictableindirectinexpedientinfamousinferioriniquitousinsidiousinvalidinvolvedirregularjailbirdjudasjusticiableknaveknavishlawbreakerlawlesslow
Noun(18 words)
desperadosembezzlersevildoersfeloniousfelonsforgersgang memberganglandhijackerhijackersillegalillegal actkidnapperlaundererslawbreakerlawbreakerslawbreakinglawbreaking penalty
Related words (157)
mafiosomalefactormalefactorymalevolentmalfeasantmalfeasormiscreantmisfeasormobstermonstrousnaughtynefariousnonconstitutionalnonlegalnonlicitnot donenot koshernot the thingoff baseoff color
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off-baseoff-coloroffenderout of lineout-of-lineoutlawoutlawedpeccantprohibitivepublic enemypunishablequestionablequislingracketeerrankreprehensiblereproachablereprobatereprovablerottenroughneckruffiansacrilegiousscandalousscofflawscoundrelshadyshamefulshamelessshiftysinfulsinistersinnerslipperysuspiciousswindlerterribleterroristthiefthugto blametoughtraitortransgressortrespassertriabletrickytwo timertwo-timerunallowedunauthorizedunconsciencedunconscientiousunconscionableunconstitutionalunder-the-counterunder-the-tableunderhandunderhandedundueunethicalunfitunfittingunforgivableunlawfulunofficialunpardonableunprincipledunrighteousunsavoryunscrupulousunseemlyunskillfulunspeakableunstatutoryunstraightforwardunsuitableuntowardunwarrantableunwarrantedunworthyviciousvilevillainvillainouswickedwithout remorsewithout shameworker of illwrongwrongdoerwrongdoingwrongful
Noun(37 words)
malefactormalefactorsmobstermobstersmugoffenderoffendersoutlawspenal lawperpetratorperpetratorspickpocketpimpingprisonerracketeersrapistrobbingrogueruffianssaboteurs
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Adjective(4 words)
Verb(3 words)
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9 entriescriminal actcriminal activitycriminal behaviorcriminal historycriminal intentcriminal justice systemcriminal lawcriminal organizationcriminal record
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
6 entriessimilar
3 entriesSample sentences
17 total sentences available.
That is a criminal offense, and you will surely be punished!
Source: tatoeba (42184)
The criminal gave himself up to the police.
Source: tatoeba (44414)
The criminal is sure to do time for robbing the store.
Source: tatoeba (44415)
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