criminal
noun
[ ˈkrɪmɪn(ə)l ]
• a person who has committed a crime.
• "these men are dangerous criminals"
Similar:
lawbreaker,
offender,
villain,
delinquent,
malefactor,
culprit,
wrongdoer,
transgressor,
sinner,
young offender,
juvenile delinquent,
felon,
thief,
robber,
armed robber,
burglar,
housebreaker,
shoplifter,
mugger,
rapist,
fraudster,
swindler,
racketeer,
gunman,
gangster,
outlaw,
bandit,
terrorist,
bioterrorist,
narco-terrorist,
ecoterrorist,
cyberterrorist,
agroterrorist,
yakuza,
holdupper,
crook,
con,
jailbird,
(old) lag,
lifer,
baddie,
crim,
yardbird,
yegg,
lighty,
tief,
tea leaf,
cracksman,
malfeasant,
misfeasor,
infractor,
miscreant,
trespasser,
trusty,
transport,
peculator,
defalcator,
criminal
adjective
• relating to crime.
• "they are charged with conspiracy to commit criminal damage"
Similar:
unlawful,
illegal,
against the law,
illicit,
illegitimate,
lawbreaking,
lawless,
felonious,
delinquent,
culpable,
villainous,
nefarious,
corrupt,
fraudulent,
indictable,
punishable,
actionable,
unauthorized,
unsanctioned,
outlawed,
banned,
forbidden,
interdicted,
proscribed,
wrong,
bad,
evil,
wicked,
iniquitous,
crooked,
shady,
dirty,
bent,
dodgy,
malfeasant,
• (of an action or situation) deplorable and shocking.
• "he may never fulfil his potential, and that would be a criminal waste"
Similar:
deplorable,
preposterous,
shameful,
reprehensible,
disgraceful,
inexcusable,
unforgivable,
unpardonable,
unacceptable,
senseless,
foolish,
ridiculous,
outrageous,
monstrous,
shocking,
scandalous,
wicked,
sinful,
immoral,
iniquitous,
egregious,
Origin:
late Middle English (as an adjective): from late Latin criminalis, from Latin crimen, crimin- (see crime).
