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Synonyms for thug
noun hoodlumAntonyms for thug
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
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criminal
noun. person who breaks the law
- bad actor
- black marketeer
- blackmailer
- con
- convict
- crook
- culprit
- delinquent
- desperado
- deuce
- evildoer
- ex-con
- felon
- fugitive
- gangster
- guerilla
- heavy
- hood
- hoodlum
- hooligan
- hustler
- inside person
- jailbird
- lawbreaker
- malefactor
- mobster
- mug
- muscle
- offender
- outlaw
- racketeer
- repeater
- scofflaw
- sinner
- slippery eel
- thug
- transgressor
- trespasser
- wrongdoer
- yardbird
criminals
noun. person who breaks the law
- bad actor
- black marketeer
- blackmailer
- con
- convict
- crook
- culprit
- delinquent
- desperado
- deuce
- evildoer
- ex-con
- felon
- fugitive
- gangster
- guerilla
- heavy
- hood
- hoodlum
- hooligan
- hustler
- inside person
- jailbird
- lawbreaker
- malefactor
- mobster
- mug
- muscle
- offender
- outlaw
- racketeer
- repeater
- scofflaw
- sinner
- slippery eel
- thug
- transgressor
- trespasser
- wrongdoer
- yardbird
gangster
noun. person involved in illegal activities
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.