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

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of lawbreaker

Oakland is in the middle of one of its most turbulent times in decades, fueled by its mayor, Sheng Thao, who is being recalled next month by voters frustrated over crime, corruption, and a reluctance to hold lawbreakers accountable. —Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Oct. 2024

A lot of times, these bush-league but prolific lawbreakers basically got a warning, then another warning, then maybe a couple of months in county. —Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024

Given the trading port’s focus on profits and growth, people of different stripes found ways to get along with one another, and the colonial directors were lenient with lawbreakers. —Michael Tubridy, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2024

As New York’s governor, Roosevelt had championed a fusion of penal reform and vigilance against lawbreakers. —Anthony Gregory / Made By History, TIME, 23 July 2024