Synonyms of felon

felon

noun

as in criminal

a person who has committed a serious crime

The convicted felon wanted to make amends after his release from jail.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• criminal
• offender
• perpetrator
• crook
• assassin
• outlaw
• nazi
• lawbreaker
• thug
• culprit
• perp
• gangster
• scoundrel
• villain
• savage
• wretch
• reprobate
• rascal
• transgressor
• knave
• miscreant
• malefactor
• brute
• scalawag
• rogue
• sinner
• trespasser
• caitiff
• scapegrace
• varlet
• scamp
• no-good
• wrongdoer
• scallywag
• evildoer
• convict
• heavy
• monster
• hound
• baddie
• bandit
• beast
• rapscallion
• villainess
• baddy
• loser
• meany
• desperado
• cad
• devil
• jailbird
• fiend
• heel
• meanie
• con
• hoodlum
• viper
• snake
• ruffian
• racketeer
• serpent
• hooligan
• rough
• gunman
• cutthroat
• lowlife
• goon
• tough
• bravo
• rowdy
• stinker
• trash
• ne'er-do-well

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• innocent
• hero
• angel
• saint

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of felon

He has now been charged with two counts of second-degree assault and two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm, Metro Transit police announced Friday. —Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025

She was also sentenced to a concurrent sentence of 15 years for being a felon in possession of a firearm and three years of supervised release. —Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025

The suspect was booked for being a felon in possession of a firearm, shooting into an occupied dwelling and possessing an unregistered firearm. —Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025

But these men remain felons convicted of seditious conspiracy for a violent plot to stop the peaceful transfer of power between former President Joe Biden and Trump. —Will Carless, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025