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

On July 11, Elmore pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. —Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 Nov. 2024

The latter was sentenced to life in prison after he was convicted in September of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and being a felon in possession of a gun. —Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 22 Nov. 2024

His status as a felon stems from a Lake County case in 2005, when he was convicted of resisting an officer with violence and criminal mischief, according to court records. —Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 22 Nov. 2024

Convicted of possessing a gun as a felon, Garcia was sent back to federal prison in 2022 to serve 15 months. —Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024