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

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of felon

Governor Ralph Northam returned the vote to former felons in 2021, but Governor Glenn Younkin removed the law change in 2022, making former felons request the right to vote from the governor's office going forward. —Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024

Scaramucci's statement in his tweet that Trump is a felon relates to the trial in New York where he was tried and found guilty on 34 counts following his hush money payment trial. —Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024

In 2023, the Associated Press reported that the WEC referred 23 cases of felons allegedly voting in the 2022 midterms to district attorneys. —Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024

The law imposed mandatory sentences of 25 years to life for felons with two prior violent crime convictions, treating even nonviolent felonies, such as residential burglary, as a third strike. —Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024