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

In addition to the charge of felony manslaughter, Moorhead is facing three counts of first-degree reckless endangerment, as well as a count of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, state police said. — Matt Foster, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

Brooks was booked on a felony charge of assault on a pregnant individual and has since posted a $15,000 bond. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026

He was charged with reckless endangerment, a low level felony, and later released. — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026

After investigators interviewed Butka about the accusation, he was charged with the felony, authorities said. — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026