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

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

In some states, these charges are misdemeanors or lower-level felonies. — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026

Rapper Rick Ross faces one felony charge of battery by strangulation and a misdemeanor charge for battery. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

He was charged with one count of battery by strangulation, a felony, and one count of misdemeanor battery. — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2026