Crooks

//kɹʊks//

Synonyms for "crooks" (386 found)

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Verb(2 words)

Noun(3 words)

felon gallows hoodlum

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land shark land-grabber larcener larcenist lawbreaker lifter lituus loop lurch mace mainstay maintainer malacca cane malefactor malevolent malfeasant malfeasor mantle mast miscreant misfeasor miter mobster nab neck nook oblique obliquity offender outlaw pallium parabola pastoral staff paterissa peculator pererration petty thief pilferer pinch poacher point poker portfolio pothook prop prowler public enemy pull purloiner quarterstaff quisling quoin racketeer rambling recurve red hat reflect reflex refract reinforce reinforcement reinforcer rest resting place retroflex rigging ring robber rod rod of office round sag salamander scam artist scatter scepter scofflaw screw scrounger sheer shift shifting shifting course shifting path shillelagh shoplifter shoulder shroud sick sinner sinus skew slant slue snake sneak thief spine spit spring sprit staff standing rigging stave stay steal stealer stick stiffener straying strengthener support supporter sustainer swag swagger stick swanking stick sway sweep swerve swerving swindle swindler swinging tack take thief thug tiara tongs tracery traitor transgressor triple crown tripod trivet truncheon turn turn awry turning turnspit twist twister two timer two-timer upholder variation vault veer vertex villain walking stick wand wand of office wandering warp white-collar thief wind worker of ill wrench wrest wring writhe wrongdoer yaw zag zig zigzag

Adjective(1 words)

Noun(5 words)

malefactor outlaw shepherd's crook turn twist

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Sample sentences

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In our society we find men of integrity along with crooks.

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One crook plus one crook is equal to zero crooks.

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Don't trust people that promise to make you rich overnight. They're typically either lunatics or crooks.

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The crooks were arrested.

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