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
• sin
• transgression
• breach
• lawbreaking
• hate crime
• infringement
• misdoing
• malefaction
• sinfulness
• foible
• bias crime
• corruption
• fault
• peccadillo
• 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

According to Opa-locka police, officers responded to calls for assistance from the Miami Gardens Police Department during a pursuit involving a person connected to a felony investigation. — Cbs News Miami, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026

Tyler Boebert also faces two felony counts for contributing to the delinquency of a minor in connection with the video. — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 10 Aug. 2026

Carter Eslick, 20, entered the plea to a felony hazing charge involving the death of Colin Daniel Martinez, 18, in Coconino County Superior Court in Flagstaff. — ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

He was quickly taken into custody and charged with burglary as a hate crime and menacing as a hate crime, both felonies, according to a Manhattan District Attorney's complaint obtained by USA TODAY. — Paris Close, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026