100 entries under noun topic. ×

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criminal(person, cheat, villain, crook)
34
perpetrator(person, suspect, criminal, crook)
26
delinquent(criminal, crook, convict, thief)
25
outlaw(cheat, criminal, crook, convict)
20
malefactor(cheat, villain, criminal, crook)
20
offender(person, cheat, suspect, villain)
18
felon(cheat, villain, criminal, crook)
18
convict(immoral, criminal, crook, wrongdoing)
16
wrongdoer(cheat, criminal, crook, convict)
15
crook(suspect, criminal, convict, thief)
13
lawbreaker(cheat, villain, criminal, crook)
12
villain(immoral, criminal, convict, thief)
12
sinner(criminal, crook, convict, wrongdoing)
11
miscreant(person, immoral, wrongdoing)
11
prisoner(person, con, suspect, villain)
9
scofflaw(crook, convict, thug, fugitive)
8
con(suspect, criminal, crook, convict)
8
evil-doer
8
jailbird(cheat, villain, criminal, crook)
8
transgressor(criminal, crook, convict, wrongdoing)
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