crime

1 activities that are in violation of the laws of the state a promise by the president to step up the war against crime Synonyms of crime criminality, lawbreaking, lawlessness Words Related to crime outlawry; gangsterism, hooliganism, racketeering; malfeasance, misconduct; wrongdoing; evil, immorality, sin, wickedness; corruption, depravity; malefaction, misdeed, misdoing, offense (or offence), transgression, trespass

2 a regrettable or blameworthy act it's a crime to waste food, so give the rest of the pizza to me Synonyms of crime disgrace, pity, shame, sin Words Related to crime outrage, scandal

3 a breaking of a moral or legal code anyone who commits a crime should expect to be punished for it Synonyms of crime breach, offense, debt, error, lawbreaking, malefaction, misdeed, misdoing, sin, transgression, trespass, violation, wrongdoingWords Related to crime bias crime, hate crime; felony, misconduct, misdemeanor, misfeasance; fault, foible, peccadillo; break, infringement; immorality, iniquitousness, iniquity, sinfulness, vice, wickedness; corruption, debauchery, depravity, licentiousness; abuse, criminality, illegality, lawlessness, unlawfulness; descent, downfall, fallNear Antonyms of crime blamelessness, faultlessness, guiltlessness, impeccability, innocence, irreproachability; goodness, morality, righteousness, virtue, virtuousnessAntonyms of crime noncrime