English

Detailed Synonyms for criminal in English

criminal:

criminal adj

  1. criminal
  2. criminal
  3. criminal
    – guilty of crime or serious offense 1
    criminal
    – guilty of crime or serious offense 1
    • criminal adj
      • criminal in the sight of God and man1
  4. criminal
    – involving or being or having the nature of a crime 1
    criminal; felonious
    – involving or being or having the nature of a crime 1
  5. criminal
    – bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure 1
    vicious; reprehensible; criminal; deplorable; condemnable
    – bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure 1

criminal [the ~] noun

  1. the criminal
    the perpetrator; the delinquent; the criminal; the offender; the malefactor; the evil-doer
  2. the criminal
    the convict; the condemned person; the jail-bird; the criminal
  3. the criminal
    – someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime 1
    the crook; the criminal; the felon; the outlaw; the malefactor
    – someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime 1

Related Words for "criminal":

  • criminals, criminally

Alternate Synonyms for "criminal":


Related Definitions for "criminal":

  1. guilty of crime or serious offense1
    • criminal in the sight of God and man1
  2. involving or being or having the nature of a crime1
    • a criminal offense1
    • criminal abuse1
  3. bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure1
    • a criminal waste of talent1
  4. someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime1

Related Synonyms for criminal