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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is boisterous, noisy |
| Synonyms: | brawler, bully, hellion, hooligan, lout, punk, roughneck, ruffian, terror*, troublemaker |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fighting |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | battle, encounter |
| Synonyms: | argument, battle royal, beef, bloodshed, blowup, bout, brannigan, brawling, brush, combat, conflict, contention, dispute, donnybrook, exchange, flap, fracas, free-for-all, go, hassle, hell broke loose, hostility, joust, match, melee, mix, punch out, riot, roughhouse, row, rowdy, rumble, rumpus, run-in, scramble, scrap*, scrimmage, scuffle, set-to, spat, strife, struggle, tiff, war, warfare, words, wrangle |
| Antonyms: | ceasefire, peace, surrender |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hellion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | troublemaker |
| Synonyms: | agent provocateur, agitator, demon, evildoer, firebrand, heel, incendiary, inciter, inflamer, instigator, loose cannon, mischief-maker, punk*, rabble-rouser, rascal, recreant, rogue, rowdy*, smart aleck, wise 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: | hooligan |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hoodlum |
| Synonyms: | criminal, delinquent, gangster, goon, hood, 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: | miscreant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is very bad, immoral |
| Synonyms: | black sheep, blackguard, bootlegger, bully, cad, caitiff, convict, criminal, culprit, delinquent, drunkard, evildoer, felon, fink, heel, hoodlum, jailbird, loafer, louse, lowlife, malefactor, outcast, outlaw, pickpocket, racketeer, rapscallion, rascal, rat, reprobate, rowdy, ruffian, scalawag, scamp, scoundrel, scum*, sinner, sneak, vagabond, villain, wretch, wrongdoer |
| Antonyms: | goody-goody |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | punk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hoodlum |
| Synonyms: | bully, criminal, delinquent, gangster, goon, hood, hooligan, mobster, rioter, rowdy, ruffian, thug, troublemaker |
| Main Entry: | rascal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is unprincipled, does not work hard |
| Synonyms: | beggar, black sheep, blackguard, bully, bum, cad, cardsharp, charlatan, cheat, delinquent, devil, disgrace, felon, fraud, good-for-nothing, grafter, hooligan*, hypocrite, idler, imp, liar, loafer, mischief-maker, miscreant, opportunist, pretender, prodigal, profligate, recreant, reprobate, robber, rowdy, ruffian, scamp, scoundrel, sinner, skunk, sneak*, swindler, tough*, tramp, trickster, varmint, villain, wastrel, wretch |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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