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

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

Goaded on by a governor, who handpicked the university president and staged a coup to overthrow one athletic director in order to hire Kiffin, the bayou bandits are proudly wearing their black hats. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

Analysts warn each ransom payment fuels more crime as armed groups, from rural bandits to Islamist militants, raid schools, mosques and villages, with an average of 21 kidnappings reported daily. — Dyepkazah Shibayan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026