THUGS Synonyms
There are 18 hypernyms of the word thugs. (close relations)
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| bandits | nounn | |||||
noun • an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band | ||||||
| brutes | nounn | |||||
noun • a cruelly rapacious person • a living organism characterized by voluntary movement adjective satellite • resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility | ||||||
| criminals | nounn | |||||
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 | ||||||
| delinquents | nounn | |||||
noun • a young offender adjective satellite • guilty of a misdeed • failing in what duty requires • past due; not paid at the scheduled time | ||||||
| felons | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime • a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail | ||||||
| gangsters | nounn | |||||
noun • a criminal who is a member of gang | ||||||
| goons | nounn | |||||
noun • an awkward stupid person • an aggressive and violent young criminal | ||||||
| hoodlums | nounn | |||||
noun • an aggressive and violent young criminal | ||||||
| hooligans | nounn | |||||
noun • a cruel and brutal fellow | ||||||
| lawbreakers | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who violates the law | ||||||
| miscreants | nounn | |||||
noun • a person without moral scruples | ||||||
| mobsters | nounn | |||||
noun • a criminal who is a member of gang | ||||||
| outlaws | verb, nounv, 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 | ||||||
| rogues | nounn | |||||
noun • a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel | ||||||
| roughnecks | nounn | |||||
noun • a cruel and brutal fellow | ||||||
| ruffians | nounn | |||||
noun • a cruel and brutal fellow | ||||||
| scoundrels | nounn | |||||
noun • a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately | ||||||
| toughies | nounn | |||||
noun • Something that is tough, or difficult. | ||||||
| toughs | nounn | |||||
adjective • not given to gentleness or sentimentality • physically toughened • resistant to cutting or chewing noun • someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing • an aggressive and violent young criminal • a cruel and brutal fellow adjective satellite • very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution • substantially made or constructed • violent and lawless • feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad') • unfortunate or hard to bear • making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe | ||||||
| troublemakers | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who deliberately stirs up trouble | ||||||
