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bandits

NOUN

thief

Synonyms

STRONGEST

criminal gangster hooligan marauder mobster outlaw pirate raider robber

STRONG

brigand crook desperado forager hijacker pillager plunderer racketeer villain

WEAK

gunperson highwayperson holdup person ravager

Antonyms

WEAK

law police

Example Sentences

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A security report cited by AFP said bandits came on "41 motorcycles, each carrying two or three men".

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

In the northwest, the biggest security concern is that from criminal gangs known as bandits.

From Barron's • Dec. 27, 2025

“Nigerian citizens will be happy with any help that is toward bringing to an end the persistent killings by bandits and terrorists,” said John Joseph Hayab, chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

Some historians have argued that Murrieta was simply a mashup of Mexican bandits named Joaquin then operating in the gold region.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Several of the bandits had begun to come around now.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood