128 entries under noun topic. ×

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thug(person, mean, bad, rough)
20
mobster(person, criminal, crook, convict)
18
ruffian(person, bad, temper, brave)
16
hooligan(person, informal, criminal, crook)
15
tough(person, mean, bad, temper)
15
perpetrator(criminal, malevolent)
13
hoodlum(person, criminal, crook, convict)
10
bruiser(person, mean, bad, tough)
10
brigand(criminal, crook, thief, outlaw)
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desperado(person, criminal, crook, convict)
9
racketeer(person, criminal, crook, convict)
9
crook(person, criminal, convict, outlaw)
9
bandit(person, heavy, bully, criminal)
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criminal(person, mean, rough, crook)
9
blackguard(bad, temper, brave, bull)
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hood(person, criminal, crook, convict)
8
outlaw(person, criminal, crook, convict)
8
robber(person, criminal, crook, thief)
8
roughneck(bad, temper, brave, bull)
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scoundrel(bad, temper, brave, bull)
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