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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hoodlum |
| Synonyms: | criminal, delinquent, gangster, goon, hood, mobster, punk, rioter, rowdy, ruffian, thug, troublemaker |
| Main Entry: | barbarian |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | crude, savage person |
| Synonyms: | beast, bigot, boor, brute, cannibal, clod, hooligan, hun, ignoramus, lout, monster, philistine, rascal, ruffian, troglodyte, vandal |
| Antonyms: | sophisticate |
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gangster |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person involved in illegal activities |
| Synonyms: | Mafioso, bandit, bruiser, criminal, crook, dealer, desperado, goon, hit person, hood, hoodlum, hooligan*, member of the family, mobster, pusher, racketeer, robber, ruffian, soldier*, thug, tough |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | goon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ruffian |
| Synonyms: | bozo, bruiser, dope, gorilla, hood, hooligan*, jerk, lummox, moron, nincompoop, ninny, sap, strong-arm, thug, tough guy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hood/hoodlum |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gangster |
| Synonyms: | criminal, delinquent, gangster, goon, hooligan, mobster, punk, rioter, rowdy, ruffian, thug, troublemaker |
| Main Entry: | juvenile delinquent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | young criminal |
| Synonyms: | JD, criminal, delinquent, first offender, gangbanger, gangster, goon, hood, hoodlum, hooligan, hooligan, punk, punk, punk kid, rowdy, ruffian, thug, troublemaker, youthful offender |
| Main Entry: | lawbreaker |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | criminal |
| Synonyms: | black marketeer, blackmailer, con, convict, crook, culprit, delinquent, felon, fugitive, gangster, hood, hoodlum, hooligan, jailbird, malefactor, mobster, offender, outlaw, racketeer, scofflaw |
| Main Entry: | mobster |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gangster |
| Synonyms: | Mafioso, criminal, crook, godfather, goon, gunman/ woman, hit man/woman, hood, hoodlum, hooligan*, member of the family, outlaw, racketeer, soldier*, thug, wiseguy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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