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OUTLAW Synonyms

There are 23 synonyms of the word outlaw. (exact relations)
There are 8 hypernyms of the word outlaw. (close relations)
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bandit
nounn
noun

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

criminal
nounn
noun

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

adjective satellite

• bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

• guilty of crime or serious offense

• involving or being or having the nature of a crime

fugitive
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• someone who flees from an uncongenial situation

• someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice

adjective satellite

• lasting for a markedly brief time

delinquent
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a young offender

adjective satellite

• guilty of a misdeed

• failing in what duty requires

• past due; not paid at the scheduled time

lawbreaker
nounn
noun

• someone who violates the law

miscreant
nounn
noun

• a person without moral scruples

offender
nounn
noun

• a person who transgresses moral or civil law

renegade
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw

• a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

adjective satellite

• having deserted a cause or principle

verb

• break with established customs

villain
nounn
noun

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

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

absconder
nounn
noun

• a fugitive who runs away and hides to avoid arrest or prosecution

criminalise
verbv
verb

• declare illegal; outlaw

criminalize
verbv
verb

• treat as a criminal

• declare illegal; outlaw

crook
nounn
noun

• 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

verb

• bend or cause to bend

deviant
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

adjective satellite

• markedly different from an accepted norm

felon
nounn
noun

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

• a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail

illegalise
verbv
verb

• declare illegal; outlaw

illegalize
verbv
verb

• declare illegal; outlaw

illegitimate
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective

• of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful

noun

• the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents

adjective satellite

• contrary to or forbidden by law

illicit
adjectiveadj
adjective

• contrary to accepted morality (especially sexual morality) or convention

adjective satellite

• contrary to or forbidden by law

lawless
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• without law or control

• lax in enforcing laws

• disobedient to or defiant of law

Best Hypernyms For OUTLAW

Here is a list of related hypernyms for outlaw, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (8)
disallow forbid interdict nix principal prohibit proscribe veto

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