1. (adj)criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime Synonyms: whitlow, twist, shepherd's crook, malefactor, bend, turn, crook, felon, criminal, outlaw Antonyms: guiltless, clean-handed, right, innocent, legal
3. (adj)criminal guilty of crime or serious offense Synonyms: deplorable, felonious, vicious, condemnable, reprehensible Antonyms: clean-handed, legal, guiltless, right, innocent
4. (adj)criminal, felonious involving or being or having the nature of a crime Synonyms: deplorable, felonious, vicious, condemnable, criminal, reprehensible Antonyms: innocent, guiltless, right, clean-handed, legal
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'criminal'
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1. criminal Every criminal act is illegal or unlawful, but illegal or unlawful acts may not be criminal. Offenses against public law are criminal; offenses against private rights are merely illega Synonyms: criminal, abominable, flagitious, immoral, sinful, vile, culpable, guilty, iniquitous, unlawful, wicked, felonious, illegal, nefarious, vicious, wrong Antonyms: innocent, lawful, meritorious, right, just, legal, moral, virtuous, nightly, nocturnal
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