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Synonyms for delinquent
dɪˈlɪŋ kwəntdelin·quent
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delinquent, juvenile delinquentadjective
a young offender
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juvenile delinquentAntonyms:
clean-handed, undue, innocent, guiltless, diligentdelinquentadjective
guilty of a misdeed
"delinquent minors"
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overdue, neglectful, derelict, remissAntonyms:
clean-handed, undue, guiltless, diligent, innocentderelict, delinquent, neglectful, remissadjective
failing in what duty requires
"derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills"
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abandoned, overdue, bedraggled, woebegone, tumble-down, remiss, run-down, flea-bitten, creaky, ramshackle, deserted, decrepit, inattentive, derelict, broken-down, tatterdemalion, dilapidated, neglectfulAntonyms:
undue, innocent, guiltless, clean-handed, diligentdelinquent, overdueadjective
past due; not paid at the scheduled time
"an overdue installment"; "a delinquent account"
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overdue, neglectful, derelict, remissAntonyms:
undue, innocent, diligent, clean-handed, guiltless
Dictionary of English Synonymes
delinquentadjective
Synonyms:
failing in dutydelinquentnoun
Synonyms:
offender, culprit, criminal, wrong-doer
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#2384 | criminal | |
#8576 | abandoned | |
#10104 | offenders | |
#11096 | offender | |
#12526 | criminals | |
#20573 | deserted | |
#21061 | overdue | |
#21084 | delinquent | |
#31789 | culprit | |
#44435 | derelict | |
#54532 | dilapidated | |
#69724 | inattentive | |
#70794 | decrepit | |
#76852 | remiss | |
#98447 | ramshackle | |
#101223 | creaky | |
#120040 | neglectful | |
#154287 | bedraggled | |
#295809 | woebegone |
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Fox 19 reported. Meanwhile, a spokeswoman for Williamson County Schools said bullying is not tolerated and that they would be investigating the incident. This type of behavior can never be tolerated at school. In addition to school discipline, WCS prosecutes delinquent behavior to the fullest extent of the law.
Whether we call them a thug, a law breaker, a juvenile delinquent, it really doesn't matter. What matters is how do we take back our streets. And that's what men have been doing, going around, talking to these young men where they, are in their face, and letting them know, you can't control this community. It is not yours. You can't burn it down. You can't force people out. You can't threaten people.
Another week or so of growing COVID-19 contagion, canceled events, foregone travel and shuttered businesses will lead to waves of delinquent debt from Americans with no other choice, one longstanding lesson of economic history is that liquidity crises descend into solvency debacles if not quickly resolved.
We agree that it is unfair to burden FDNY with the delinquent debts of other NYC government entities. The City government should directly reimburse FDNY.
The biggest problems are the liens on the property, by the time (properties) get to the sale, many are delinquent, decaying. You have to pay the taxes when you don't even own the home.
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