Man is born a sinner.
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Sinner
/ˈsɪnɚ/
Synonyms for "sinner" (46 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (10)
Strong matches (13)
Noun(3 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (23)
Noun(6 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: bad person, bastard, criminal, crook, culprit.
- Sentence evidence is available for sinner, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, derived_reverse, wordnet, opengloss, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "sinner".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "sinner"
Keep "sinner" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "sinner" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "sinner", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "sinner" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
8 entriesMore specific
6 entriesflawed protagonisthabitual sinnermoral foilmortal sinnerpenitent sinnertragic sinner
Collocations
6 entrieshabitual sinnermoral sinnernotorious sinnerpenitent sinnerpublic sinnersecret sinner
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
4 entriesTranslations
143 translations across 91 languages.
Albanian
2 entries- mëkatar noun (person who has sinned)
- mëkatare noun (person who has sinned)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἁμαρτωλός noun (person who has sinned)
Arabic
4 entries- آثِم noun (person who has sinned)
- آثِمَة noun (person who has sinned)
- خَاطِئ noun (person who has sinned)
- خَاطِئَة noun (person who has sinned)
Armenian
2 entries- մեղանչող noun (person who has sinned)
- մեղավոր noun (person who has sinned)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- günahkar noun (person who has sinned)
Belarusian
2 entries- грэ́шнік noun (person who has sinned)
- грэ́шніца noun (person who has sinned)
Bengali
1 entries- পাপী noun (person who has sinned)
Bulgarian
2 entries- гре́шник noun (person who has sinned)
- гре́шница noun (person who has sinned)
Catalan
2 entries- pecador noun (person who has sinned)
- pecadora noun (person who has sinned)
Chinese
1 entries- 罪人 noun (person who has sinned)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 罪人 noun (person who has sinned)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 罪人 noun (person who has sinned)
Czech
2 entries- hříšnice noun (person who has sinned)
- hříšník noun (person who has sinned)
Dalmatian
2 entries- pecataur noun (person who has sinned)
- pecaudur noun (person who has sinned)
Danish
1 entries- synder noun (person who has sinned)
Dutch
2 entries- zondaar noun (person who has sinned)
- zondares noun (person who has sinned)
Esperanto
1 entries- pekanto noun (person who has sinned)
Estonian
2 entries- patune noun (person who has sinned)
- patustaja noun (person who has sinned)
Finnish
1 entries- syntinen noun (person who has sinned)
French
2 entries- pécheresse noun (person who has sinned)
- pécheur noun (person who has sinned)
Friulian
1 entries- pecjadôr noun (person who has sinned)
Galician
2 entries- pecador noun (person who has sinned)
- pecadora noun (person who has sinned)
Georgian
1 entries- ცოდვილი noun (person who has sinned)
German
2 entries- Sünder noun (person who has sinned)
- Sünderin noun (person who has sinned)
Greek
1 entries- αμαρτωλός noun (person who has sinned)
Greenlandic
1 entries- ajortilik noun (person who has sinned)
Haitian Creole
1 entries- pechè noun (person who has sinned)
Hakka Chinese
1 entries- 罪人 noun (person who has sinned)
Hebrew
2 entries- חוֹטֵא noun (person who has sinned)
- חוטאת noun (person who has sinned)
Hindi
2 entries- गुनहगार noun (person who has sinned)
- पापी noun (person who has sinned)
Hungarian
2 entries- bűnös noun (person who has sinned)
- vétkes noun (person who has sinned)
Icelandic
1 entries- syndari noun (person who has sinned)
Iranian Persian
2 entries- عاصی noun (person who has sinned)
- گُناهْکار noun (person who has sinned)
Irish
1 entries- peacach noun (person who has sinned)
Italian
2 entries- peccatore noun (person who has sinned)
- peccatrice noun (person who has sinned)
Japanese
1 entries- 罪人 noun (person who has sinned)
Kaqchikel
1 entries- ajmak noun (person who has sinned)
Kazakh
1 entries- күнәһар noun (person who has sinned)
Khmer
2 entries- កំបាប noun (person who has sinned)
- អ្នកបាប noun (person who has sinned)
Korean
1 entries- 죄인 noun (person who has sinned)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- күнөөкөр noun (person who has sinned)
Lao
1 entries- ຄົນບາບ noun (person who has sinned)
Latin
3 entries- peccāns noun (person who has sinned)
- peccātor noun (person who has sinned)
- peccātrīx noun (person who has sinned)
Latvian
2 entries- grēciniece noun (person who has sinned)
- grēcinieks noun (person who has sinned)
Lezgi
1 entries- гунагькар noun (person who has sinned)
Lithuanian
2 entries- nusidėjėlis noun (person who has sinned)
- nusidėjėlė noun (person who has sinned)
Macedonian
2 entries- грешник noun (person who has sinned)
- грешница noun (person who has sinned)
Malay
1 entries- orang berdosa noun (person who has sinned)
Manx
1 entries- peccah noun (person who has sinned)
Marathi
2 entries- पापकर्मी noun (person who has sinned)
- पापी noun (person who has sinned)
Mongolian
1 entries- нүгэлтэн noun (person who has sinned)
Māori
2 entries- kaihara noun (person who has sinned)
- whiro noun ((figuratively, by extension) A person with negative qualities)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- gunehkar noun (person who has sinned)
Northern Min Chinese
1 entries- 罪人 noun (person who has sinned)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- synder noun (person who has sinned)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- syndar noun (person who has sinned)
Occitan
2 entries- pecador noun (person who has sinned)
- pecaire noun (person who has sinned)
Old English
1 entries- synful noun (person who has sinned)
Old French
1 entries- pecheor noun (person who has sinned)
Old Irish
1 entries- peccad noun (person who has sinned)
Old Occitan
1 entries- peccador noun (person who has sinned)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- كناهكار noun (person who has sinned)
Pashto
3 entries- عاصي noun (person who has sinned)
- پاپي noun (person who has sinned)
- ګنهګار noun (person who has sinned)
Polish
2 entries- grzesznica noun (person who has sinned)
- grzesznik noun (person who has sinned)
Portuguese
2 entries- pecador noun (person who has sinned)
- pecadora noun (person who has sinned)
Romanian
2 entries- păcătoasă noun (person who has sinned)
- păcătos noun (person who has sinned)
Russian
2 entries- гре́шник noun (person who has sinned)
- гре́шница noun (person who has sinned)
Sardinian
2 entries- pecadore noun (person who has sinned)
- pecadori noun (person who has sinned)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- peacach noun (person who has sinned)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- grȅšnica noun (person who has sinned)
- grȅšnīk noun (person who has sinned)
- гре̏шница noun (person who has sinned)
- гре̏шнӣк noun (person who has sinned)
Sicilian
1 entries- piccaturi noun (person who has sinned)
Slovak
2 entries- hriešnica noun (person who has sinned)
- hriešnik noun (person who has sinned)
Slovene
2 entries- grešnica noun (person who has sinned)
- grešnik noun (person who has sinned)
Spanish
2 entries- pecador noun (person who has sinned)
- pecadora noun (person who has sinned)
Swahili
1 entries- mwenye dhambi noun (person who has sinned)
Swedish
1 entries- syndare noun (person who has sinned)
Tagalog
1 entries- makasalanan noun (person who has sinned)
Tajik
2 entries- гунаҳкор noun (person who has sinned)
- хатокор noun (person who has sinned)
Tatar
1 entries- гөнаһкәр noun (person who has sinned)
Telugu
1 entries- దోషకారి noun (person who has sinned)
Thai
1 entries- คนบาป noun (person who has sinned)
Turkish
1 entries- günahkâr noun (person who has sinned)
Turkmen
1 entries- günäkär noun (person who has sinned)
Ukrainian
2 entries- грі́шник noun (person who has sinned)
- грі́шниця noun (person who has sinned)
Urdu
3 entries- عاصی noun (person who has sinned)
- پاپی noun (person who has sinned)
- گُناہ گار noun (person who has sinned)
Uyghur
1 entries- گۇناھكار noun (person who has sinned)
Uzbek
1 entries- gunohkor noun (person who has sinned)
Venetan
1 entries- pecador noun (person who has sinned)
Vietnamese
3 entries- người có tội noun (person who has sinned)
- người phạm tội noun (person who has sinned)
- tội nhân noun (person who has sinned)
Volapük
3 entries- hisinan noun (person who has sinned)
- jisinan noun (person who has sinned)
- sinan noun (person who has sinned)
Welsh
1 entries- pechadur noun (person who has sinned)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
No sinner is ever saved after the first twenty minutes of a sermon.
Source: tatoeba (667925)
I'm no less of a sinner than you.
Source: tatoeba (1152459)
Tom is an unrepentant sinner.
Source: tatoeba (1641564)
Showing 4 of 12 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "sinner"?
Closest matches include bad person, bastard, criminal, crook, culprit.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "sinner"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.