Synonyms of bandits

bandits

noun

plural of bandit

as in pirates

a criminal who attacks and steals from travelers and who is often a member of a group of criminals

They were two of the most famous bandits of the 19th century.

Related Words

• pirates
• thieves
• robbers
• highwaymen
• marauders
• burglars
• footpads
• looters
• plunderers
• housebreakers
• stealers
• pillagers
• safecrackers
• pinchers
• embezzlers
• ravishers
• grafters
• purloiners
• cracksmen
• cat burglars
• picklocks
• larcenists
• kidnappers
• kleptomaniacs
• despoilers
• pickpockets
• pilferers
• rustlers
• cutpurses
• smugglers
• shoplifters
• hijackers
• abductors
• ransackers
• carjackers
• kleptos
• poachers
• skyjackers
• muggers
• sneak thiefs
• dips

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bandits

Instead, most are romantic stories about young lovers separated by fate, and the rest are swashbuckling adventures full of bandits and pirates. — Literary Hub, 30 June 2026

Fantastical adventures ensue as the pair encounter a mysterious woman, Alexandra, who has lost her son, along with coyotes, bandits, and some pretty big secrets. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026

In the movie, Furiosa is taken from her idyllic home by bandits and grows up shuttled between psychopath Dementus (Chris Hemsworth) and warlord Immortan Joe (Lachy Hulme). — Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026

There are dogs, bandits, romances, political revolutions, philosophical debates. — Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 16 June 2026

Deportees from the United States are especially vulnerable to robbery and kidnapping because gangs and bandits assume that their families can pay larger ransoms. — Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026

Joined by her hapless but loyal classmate Curtis Mehlberg (Jacob Tremblay), Prue navigates a world of talking animals, bandits, and powerful figures driven by grief and ambition. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 13 May 2026

Sardinian bandits sometimes fought back with their own sense of justice, settling matters through raids, kidnappings, and violence. — IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026

The movie is understood to follow a sheriff and a doctor who seek revenge against a group of bandits who use the cover of a torrential thunderstorm to rob and terrorize the occupants of a small town. — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026