Synonyms of felony

felony

noun

as in crime

law a serious criminal act (such as murder or rape)

The crime is considered a felony under state law.

He was convicted of committing a felony.

Related Words

• crime
• trespass
• misdemeanor
• violation
• misconduct
• criminality
• misfeasance
• debt
• offense
• wrongdoing
• error
• misdeed
• transgression
• sin
• breach
• lawbreaking
• hate crime
• infringement
• misdoing
• malefaction
• foible
• bias crime
• sinfulness
• corruption
• peccadillo
• fault
• immorality
• abuse
• vice
• wickedness
• illegality
• iniquity
• licentiousness
• break
• unlawfulness
• debauchery
• depravity
• lawlessness
• iniquitousness
• downfall
• fall
• descent

Dissimilar Words

• innocence
• noncrime
• virtue
• impeccability
• blamelessness
• morality
• righteousness
• guiltlessness
• goodness
• faultlessness
• irreproachability
• virtuousness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of felony

Two felony robbery charges were dismissed as part of that plea. — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2026

The investigation resulted in a 2022 FBI search of Mar-a-Lago that recovered classified records, and a federal indictment in Florida charged Trump with dozens of felony counts. — Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026

The 19-year-old student was arrested and faces charges of reckless endangerment and felony possession of an explosive or incendiary device, according to the arrest affidavit. — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Reaching for a petal with a look of immense self-loathing, as if committing a felony. — Larry Padgett, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026