Antonyms for crime
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English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.5 / 2 votes

1. crime

   Abomination (from the Latin ab omen, a thing of ill omen) was originally applied to anything held in religious or ceremonial aversion or abhorrence; as, "The things which are highly esteemed among men are abomination in the sight of God." Luke xvi, 15. The word is oftener applied to the object of such aversion or abhorrence than to the state of mind that so regards it; in common use abomination signifies something very much disliked or loathed, or that deserves to be. Choice food may be an object of aversion and disgust to a sick person; vile food would be an abomination. A toad is to many an object of disgust; a foul sewer is an abomination. As applied to crimes, abomination is used of such as are especially brutal, shameful, or revolting; theft is an offense; infanticide is an abomination.

   Antonyms:
   affection, appreciation, approval, benefit, blessing, delight, desire, enjoyment, esteem, esteem, gratification, joy, satisfaction, treat

   Synonyms:
   abhorrence, abomination, abuse, annoyance, aversion, curse, detestation, disgust, evil, execration, hatred, horror, iniquity, nuisance, offense, plague, shame, villainy, wickedness

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. crime

   Antonyms:
   good deed, well-doing, duty, obligation, exploit, achievement

   Synonyms:
   offense, misdeed, wrong, misdemeanor, felony, enormity

Matched Categories

1. • Evildoing

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. crime, offense, criminal offense, criminal offence, offence, law-breakingnoun

   (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

   "a long record of crimes"

   Synonyms:
   offense, criminal offence, criminal offense, discourtesy, offensive, umbrage, offensive activity, offence, law-breaking

2. crimenoun

   an evil act not necessarily punishable by law

   "crimes of the heart"

   Synonyms:
   offense, criminal offense, criminal offence, law-breaking, offence

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. crimenoun

   Synonyms:
   felony, atrocity, outrage, enormity, offense, transgression, misdemeanor, malefaction, dereliction

   Associated words:
   criminology, criminologist, criminality, recidivism, recidivist

2. crimenoun

   Associated words:
   accessory, accomplice, perpetrate, perpetration, perpetrator, incorrigible

How to use crime in a sentence?

1. Amy Schumer:

   If you have a doctor that makes you uncomfortable, or you get a massage, or you have a date with someone and they coerce you in a situation like the Aziz one, I don’t think there’s any sort of criminal charge, but I think that it’s good for everybody to learn that that behavior’s not acceptable, it’s not a crime, but it’s not cool. And it can still really mess with a woman.

2. President Biden himself:

   Crime historically rises during the summer and as we emerge from this pandemic with the country opening back up again, the traditional summer spike may be more pronounced than it usually would be.

3. Thomas Homan:

   These politicians, they need to talk to the victims of alien crime, talk to the parents that I talk to that lost children at the hands of criminal aliens.

4. Linh Tu:

   We need more police officers, we need to change the policy … to get an officer in any kind of crime.

5. Kevin McCarthy:

   We watched what they did to our communities, defunding of the police. We've got crime problems from Portland to Philadelphia now, with DAs and prosecutors that looked the other way.

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