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

Elmore pleaded guilty on Friday in Johnson County court to attempted premeditated murder and firearm possession by a felon. —Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 11 Jan. 2025

Smith pleaded guilty on July, 9, 2024, to possession with intent to distribute cocaine and fentanyl, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, according to court records. —Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2025

Abreu then took a plea deal and was sentenced to four years in the Texas Department of Corrections for attempted possession of a firearm by a felon. —Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025

Clubfoot, also of Zuni, faces additional charges of assault with a dangerous weapon, assault resulting in serious bodily injury, use of a firearm during a crime of violence, and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, according to the news release. —Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025