Synonyms of felon

felon

noun

as in criminal

a person who has committed a serious crime

The convicted felon wanted to make amends after his release from jail.

Related Words

• criminal
• offender
• perpetrator
• crook
• assassin
• outlaw
• nazi
• lawbreaker
• thug
• culprit
• perp
• gangster
• scoundrel
• villain
• savage
• wretch
• reprobate
• rascal
• transgressor
• knave
• miscreant
• malefactor
• brute
• scalawag
• rogue
• sinner
• trespasser
• caitiff
• scapegrace
• varlet
• scamp
• no-good
• wrongdoer
• scallywag
• evildoer
• convict
• heavy
• monster
• hound
• baddie
• bandit
• beast
• rapscallion
• villainess
• baddy
• loser
• meany
• desperado
• cad
• devil
• jailbird
• fiend
• heel
• meanie
• con
• hoodlum
• viper
• snake
• ruffian
• racketeer
• serpent
• hooligan
• rough
• gunman
• cutthroat
• lowlife
• goon
• tough
• bravo
• rowdy
• stinker
• trash
• ne'er-do-well

Dissimilar Words

• innocent
• hero
• angel
• saint

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of felon

Pineda was arrested and booked on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a loaded firearm, challenging someone to a fight in public, and the outstanding warrants. —Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 15 June 2025

In the second part, Pino recruited a former felon who was working as a roofer on his Cocoplum home. —Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025

The suspect was wanted on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon through the ATF in the Northern District of Texas, the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department and the Mississippi Department of Correction. —Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2025

Prosecutors said Gonzalez also was convicted of being a felon in possession of a gun. —Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2025