Synonyms of punks

punks

noun

plural of punk

1

as in novices

a person who is just starting out in a field of activity

an impertinent punk who was trying to tell senior colleagues how to do their jobs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• novices
• beginners
• apprentices
• newcomers
• freshmen
• rookies
• virgins
• recruits
• tyros
• newbies
• greenhorns
• colts
• neophytes
• students
• fledglings
• rooks
• novitiates
• cubs
• tenderfoots
• babes
• tenderfeet
• abecedarians
• amateurs
• boots
• dabblers
• dilettantes
• dilettanti
• trainees
• candidates
• learners
• entrants
• probationers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• veterans
• professionals
• experts
• masters
• vets
• old-timers
• pros
• old hands

2

as in thugs

a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang

the vigilante was hailed by some as a hero for standing up to the punks who had repeatedly threatened his family

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thugs
• criminals
• gangsters
• bandits
• villains
• pirates
• hoodlums
• assassins
• offenders
• thieves
• hooligans
• ruffians
• bullies
• gangbangers
• toughs
• rowdies
• mobsters
• roughnecks
• goons
• hoods
• gorillas
• gangstas
• yobs
• yobbos
• toughies
• yobboes
• perpetrators
• scoundrels
• robbers
• plug-uglies
• outlaws
• cutthroats
• crooks
• felons
• brigands
• desperadoes
• desperados
• lawbreakers
• vandals
• mafiosi
• highwaymen
• mugs
• perps
• racketeers
• gunmen
• swindlers
• malefactors
• pickpockets
• bravoes
• bravos
• juvenile delinquents
• tearaways