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PERPETRATOR Synonyms

There are 17 synonyms of the word perpetrator. (exact relations)
There are 2 hypernyms of the word perpetrator. (close relations)
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culprit
nounn
noun

• someone who perpetrates wrongdoing

agitator
nounn
noun

• one who agitates; a political troublemaker

assailant
nounn
noun

• someone who attacks

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

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

evildoer
nounn
noun

• a person who sins (without repenting)

lawbreaker
nounn
noun

• someone who violates the law

malefactor
nounn
noun

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

miscreant
nounn
noun

• a person without moral scruples

offender
nounn
noun

• a person who transgresses moral or civil law

ruffian
nounn
noun

• a cruel and brutal fellow

villain
nounn
noun

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

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

wrongdoer
nounn
noun

• a person who transgresses moral or civil law

collar
nounn
noun

• a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over

• (zoology) an encircling band or marking around the neck of any animal

• anything worn or placed about the neck

• a short ring fastened over a rod or shaft to limit, guide, or secure a machine part

• the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot

• a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify it

• necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck

• a figurative restraint

• the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

verb

• take into custody

• seize by the neck or collar

• furnish with a collar

prisoner
nounn
noun

• a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

arrestee
nounn
noun

• A person who is under arrest.

perp
nounn
noun

• (law enforcement) Perpetrator.

adjective

• At or forming a right angle (to something).

• Exactly upright; extending in a straight line toward the centre of the earth, etc.

• Independent of or irrelevant to each other; orthogonal.

Best Hypernyms For PERPETRATOR

Here is a list of related hypernyms for perpetrator, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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Alternatives for CULPRIT

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