GANGSTERS Synonyms

• an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band

• someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

• bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

• guilty of crime or serious offense

• involving or being or having the nature of a crime

• someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

• a circular segment of a curve

• a long staff with one end being hook shaped

• bend or cause to bend

• a young offender

• guilty of a misdeed

• failing in what duty requires

• past due; not paid at the scheduled time

• one whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior

• an awkward stupid person

• an aggressive and violent young criminal

• an aggressive and violent young criminal

• a protective covering that is part of a plant

• (slang) a neighborhood or community

• a tubular attachment used to keep stray light out of the lens of a camera

• (falconry) a leather covering for a hawk's head

• metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes

• the folding roof of a carriage

• a headdress that protects the head and face

• protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine

• (zoology) an expandable part or marking that resembles a hood on the head or neck of an animal

• cover with a hood

• an aggressive and violent young criminal

• a cruel and brutal fellow

• a member of the Sicilian Mafia

• a member of the Mafia crime syndicate in the United States

• someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

• contrary to or forbidden by law

• disobedient to or defiant of law

• declare illegal; outlaw

• someone who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud or extortion)

• carry on illegal business activities involving crime

• a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence

• not given to gentleness or sentimentality

• physically toughened

• resistant to cutting or chewing

• someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing

• an aggressive and violent young criminal

• a cruel and brutal fellow

• very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution

• substantially made or constructed

• violent and lawless

• feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')

• unfortunate or hard to bear

• making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe

• a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately

• the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction