DESPERADO Synonyms
5 hypernyms for desperado. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for DESPERADO
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| bandit | noun n | |||||
noun • an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band | ||||||
| criminal | noun n | |||||
noun • someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime adjective satellite • bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure • guilty of crime or serious offense • involving or being or having the nature of a crime | ||||||
| delinquent | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • a young offender adjective satellite • guilty of a misdeed • failing in what duty requires • past due; not paid at the scheduled time | ||||||
| fugitive | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • someone who flees from an uncongenial situation • someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice adjective satellite • lasting for a markedly brief time | ||||||
| highwayman | noun n | |||||
noun • a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it | ||||||
| lawbreaker | noun n | |||||
noun • someone who violates the law | ||||||
| outlaw | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime adjective satellite • contrary to or forbidden by law • disobedient to or defiant of law verb • declare illegal; outlaw | ||||||
| pirate | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own • someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation • a ship that is manned by pirates verb • copy illegally; of published material • take arbitrarily or by force | ||||||
| renegade | verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj | |||||
noun • someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw • a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. adjective satellite • having deserted a cause or principle verb • break with established customs | ||||||
| rogue | verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj | |||||
noun • a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel | ||||||
| ruffian | noun n | |||||
noun • a cruel and brutal fellow | ||||||
| scoundrel | noun n | |||||
noun • a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately | ||||||
| desperate criminal | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier) | ||||||