Synonyms of lawbreaker

lawbreaker

noun

ˈlȯ-ˌbrā-kər 

as in criminal

a person who has committed a crime

legislation that mandates lengthy prison sentences for chronic lawbreakers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• criminal
• offender
• culprit
• defendant
• crook
• malefactor
• miscreant
• perpetrator
• misdemeanant
• outlaw
• transgressor
• accomplice
• sinner
• wrongdoer
• trespasser
• convict
• villain
• thug
• jailbird
• principal
• desperado
• suspect
• gangster
• perp
• racketeer
• hoodlum
• recidivist
• gun
• mobster
• hooligan
• backslider
• evildoer
• fish
• arrestee
• gunsel
• triggerman
• enforcer
• detainee
• misdoer
• misfeasor
• gunman
• gallows bird
• blackhander
• accused
• button man
• hit man
• repeater
• relapser

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lawman
• gangbuster

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lawbreaker

But Bates’s no-nonsense approach to crime and dogged determination to hold all lawbreakers accountable created a seismic shift in how crime and punishment would be tackled in Maryland’s largest city. —Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Feb. 2025

Pardons shouldn’t be gifts for friends, donors, and relatives who happen to be lawbreakers. —Ron Faucheux, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2025

Hochman said his office would specifically go after lawbreakers linked to gangs and crimes involving guns. —Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Jan. 2025

In his up-is-down, ignorance-is-strength mindset, those lawbreakers are the actual victims of the violent assault on our country and its foundational principles. —Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025