5
hoodlums(noun, evildoers)
5
ruffians(noun, evildoers)
4
bullies(noun, combatants, evildoers)
3
criminals(noun, thieves, evildoers)
3
hooligans(noun, evildoers)
3
outlaws(noun, thieves)
3
toughs(noun, combatants, evildoers)
2
brutes(noun, evildoers)
2
crooks(noun, thieves, evildoers)
2
desperadoes(noun, evildoers)
2
evildoers(noun, thieves, evildoers)
2
felons(noun, thieves)
2
lawbreakers(noun, thieves)
2
terrorists(noun, evildoers)
2
thieves(noun, thieves, evildoers)
2
villains(noun, thieves)
1
adversaries(noun, combatants)
1
antagonists(noun, combatants)
1
assailants(noun, combatants)
1
battlers(noun, combatants)
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