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
• abductors
• hijackers
• ransackers
• carjackers
• kleptos
• poachers
• skyjackers
• muggers
• sneak thiefs
• dips

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bandits

Attacks by bandits are common across northern Nigeria where armed groups carry out attacks against civilian populations. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

Attacks by bandits are common across northern Nigeria, where armed groups carry out attacks against civilian populations. — Dyepkazah Shibayan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

The father pulls over, and the car is immediately swarmed over by bandits, who brutally kill him — plus his wife and two kids — with no mercy. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026

In the decade of violent conflicts that followed, attacks on border towns and seizures of American property by revolutionaries and bandits prompted the United States to send two military expeditions into Mexico. — Robert B. Zoellick, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026

Joining Prue is her classmate Curtis Mehlberg (Jacob Tremblay), and the two enter a world of talking animals, bandits and powerful figures driven by grief and ambition. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

Snoopy and Woodstock line the outside of the bowl in costumes like cowboys, mummies, bandits, and witches. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2026

They are huddled together around the camera, looking like a bizarre collection of bandits. — Kyle MacLachlan, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

Elsewhere, a gang of highway bandits cons an unsuspecting family into stopping by the roadside, only to violently kill them, burn their bodies, and strip their car for parts. — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026