24
malefactor(noun, person, bad, evil, cheat)
19
miscreant(noun, person, bad, evil, immoral)
18
offender(noun, cheat, criminal, crook, convict)
17
criminal(noun, person, bad, evil, cheat)
15
villain(noun, person, bad, evil, immoral)
13
evildoer(noun, person, bad, evil, criminal)
13
perpetrator(noun, suspect, criminal, offender, lawbreaker)
12
culprit(noun, cheat, criminal, crook, convict)
11
sinner(noun, criminal, crook, convict, fugitive)
10
crook(noun, suspect, criminal, convict, thug)
10
delinquent(noun, immoral, criminal, crook, convict)
10
felon(noun, cheat, criminal, crook, convict)
8
evil-doer(noun, person, bad, evil)
8
lawbreaker(noun, cheat, criminal, crook, convict)
8
transgressor(noun, criminal, crook, convict, thug)
6
hooligan(noun, criminal, crook, convict, thug)
6
outlaw(noun, cheat, criminal, crook, convict)
5
fiend(noun, person, bad, evil, evildoer)
5
heavy(noun, person, bad, evil, crook)
5
ruffian(noun, evildoer)
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