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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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When Lakurawa moved into communities along the Niger-Nigeria border, it prompted the bandits to move elsewhere.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 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

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

Other plots involve bandits, guns and an Indigenous tribe, the Cayuse, about to sign a treaty and a rebel faction out to scotch it.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

Many of the bandits, Campos says, are current or former police officers.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario