Hoodlums

Synonyms for "hoodlums" (257 found)

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hood apache bad boy bandit battler beast beldam belligerent belted knight berserk berserker bickerer blade bomber booger bravo brawler brigand bruiser brute

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buffoon bugger bully bullyboy combatant competitor contender contestant crook

Noun(23 words)

hood thug tough undesirable agitator bad boy bad news bear bhoy blackguard booger boot boy bovver boy brat brawler breedbate buffoon bugger bully charva

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committer criminal crook

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Related words (128)

Noun(50 words)

lawbreaker lout lowlife makebate malefactor malfeasant minx mischief mischief-maker miscreant mite ne'er-do-well offender outlaw perpetrator pixie pot stirrer practical joker prankster public enemy

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life of the party little devil little monkey little rascal mad dog madcap mafioso militant minx mischief mischief maker mischief-maker mobsman mobster monster mug mugger muscle man pixie plug ugly

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Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

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The young man saved the girl from a bunch of hoodlums.

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I was beaten up by a gang of hoodlums on the way home from work.

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This vending machine was destroyed by hoodlums last night.

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