Synonyms of felons

felons

noun

plural of felon

as in criminals

a person who has committed a serious crime

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

Related Words

• criminals
• offenders
• perpetrators
• crooks
• nazis
• outlaws
• lawbreakers
• assassins
• culprits
• gangsters
• thugs
• savages
• villains
• scoundrels
• transgressors
• perps
• reprobates
• wretches
• brutes
• malefactors
• rogues
• miscreants
• sinners
• rascals
• convicts
• knaves
• scalawags
• baddies
• trespassers
• no-goods
• varlets
• rapscallions
• evildoers
• wrongdoers
• scamps
• bandits
• heavies
• monsters
• beasts
• hounds
• losers
• desperadoes
• jailbirds
• devils
• heels
• scapegraces
• fiends
• cads
• caitiffs
• vipers
• meanies
• snakes
• villainesses
• hoodlums
• serpents
• ruffians
• cons
• cutthroats
• hooligans
• racketeers
• bravos
• lowlifes
• goons
• rowdies
• gunmen
• toughs
• roughs
• stinkers
• trash
• ne'er-do-wells

Dissimilar Words

• saints
• angels
• heroes
• innocents

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of felons

What readers are saying The comments reflect a debate on the restoration of voting rights for former felons in Virginia. — Juan Benn Jr, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2026

The desire to protect victims and encourage trust in law enforcement is laudable, but do existing laws go too far in prohibiting cooperation with federal authorities regarding suspects of violent crime and felons in the country illegally? — Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2026

Jurors did convict Martin and Payton of being felons in possession of firearms and found allegations of prior felony convictions to be true. — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026

But for the first time in decades, the Justice Department is allowing ex-felons a chance to regain their gun ownership rights. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026

In 2018, voters restored voting rights to most felons who served their sentences. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026

The report highlighted how lobbyists and brokers are charging felons up to millions of dollars to sidestep the traditional Justice Department clemency process, using insider access and social media influencers to push presidential pardons. — Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

Youngkin moved to require felons released from prison to apply individually for the restoration of their voting rights, rather than having the administration automatically grant them. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026

Kochen’s defense attorneys argued that the magnitude of their client’s crime was not nearly as egregious as that of hundreds of other Medicare fraud felons in South Florida, which is recognized as the healthcare-fraud capital of the United States. — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026