as in delayed
not arriving, occurring, or settled at the due, usual, or proper time
the bank was annoyed because our check was delinquent
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
as in derelict
Related Words
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of delinquent
Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 4 June 2025
The girls, along with other residents, were considered juvenile delinquents and were supposed to receive counseling and rehabilitation services while at the facility.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
Patrick Camuso, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Some Cincinnati homeowners may soon get their delinquent property taxes covered by the city and county.
—Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 19 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for delinquent
Adjective
As the conclusion of the Clannad series, this season of the story focuses on a resentful high-school student and teenage delinquent, Tomoya, who meets and falls in love with Nagisa, a girl who changes the arc of his life.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 4 June 2025
The girls, along with other residents, were considered juvenile delinquents and were supposed to receive counseling and rehabilitation services while at the facility.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
Noun
Even today, high-net-worth investors routinely face audits, delinquent filings, and missing cost basis across 5 to 10+ years of wallet and exchange data.
—Patrick Camuso, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Some Cincinnati homeowners may soon get their delinquent property taxes covered by the city and county.
—Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 19 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for delinquent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for delinquent
Adjective
-
Factors such as the co-owner Cary Heizenrader's death contritubed to the delayed opening.—
Bahar Anooshahr,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
-
The atypical symptoms can lead to delayed or incorrect diagnosis.—
Health,
Health,
16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
-
And then this girl, who ran to school on Wednesday in excitement and to avoid a tardy slip, realizes the shooter has taken something from her.—
Shimon Prokupecz,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
-
Tyreek Hill, who was reportedly tardy at times last season, has spoken of needing to do everything correctly and setting a good example.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
-
The fight almost bankrupts the town of Shelby, Montana, which borrowed heavily to stage it. 1930 — Helen Wills Moody wins her fourth straight singles title at Wimbledon with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Elizabeth Ryan.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2025
-
The expectation is set early in the series, when an alderman who tries to swindle George bankrupts himself in the process, then kills himself in shame.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
24 June 2025
Adjective
-
French pharmaceutical group Sanofi dropped 10%, with JPMorgan analysts calling results from its latest dermatitis drug study weaker than expected.—
Jenni Reid,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
-
Ozzy Osbourne's youngest son is hitting back after Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters criticized his late father.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
-
Scrambling to recall a few staff and issue some belated funding is just window dressing.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
-
The misguided focus on containment is a belated echo of the nuclear age, when the United States and others limited the spread of atomic bombs by restricting access to enriched uranium, by keeping an eye on what certain scientists were doing and by sending inspectors into labs and military bases.—
Zeynep Tufekci,
The Mercury News,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
-
But Jaron had a new acquaintance—Nortal, an old reprobate who ran the town dump.—
Annie Proulx,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2025
-
That pair of reprobates retired from politics due to ill health.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
25 June 2025
Adjective
-
Watch Nyad on Netflix Rustin From the director of 2020's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom comes a long-overdue exploration of a story that has been all but erased from the civil rights movement.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
-
But the decision still marks an overdue return to the government’s longtime role.—
Binyamin Appelbaum,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Delinquent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delinquent. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share