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.

Synonyms & Similar 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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• innocent
• hero
• angel
• saint

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of felon

Because Murphy is a felon and cannot own a firearm, Montgomery was tasked with purchasing bullets for the gun, says the affidavit. —Chris Spargo, People.com, 7 May 2025

Past initiatives have led to legalized medical marijuana, restoring felons’ voting rights, clean water and imposing school class size limits. —Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 May 2025

Nutall appeared in San Diego Superior Court in a wheelchair on Thursday afternoon for a sentencing hearing following his guilty pleas to charges of child endangerment, assault with a semi-automatic firearm and being a felon in possession of a firearm. —City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2025

He was arrested on a federal criminal complaint on June 14, 2021, and pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon on Jan. 13, 2022. —Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2025