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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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There can be no doubt that in tax terms, America’s wealthiest families make out like bandits.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

“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

The Nigerian government designated the bandits as terrorists under domestic law in January 2022, allowing increased use of the military against them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

Kingsley Femi Fanwo, Kogi State's information commissioner, blamed Sunday's church raid on bandits, and urged isolated places of worship to "reconsider worshipping in crime prone areas for now until the situation gets better".

From Barron's • Nov. 30, 2025

Curiously enough, though, the bandits let him hang around their headquarters—as long as he kept his face covered with a pale-red gossamer mask made out of poppy petals.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger