HACKERS Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

hackers

noun

plural of hacker

as in crackers

a person who illegally gains access to a computer system and sometimes tampers with its information the company's security experts spent days trying to figure out how a hacker could have gotten past the firewall

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as in amateurs

a person who lacks experience and competence in an art or science weekend golf hackers who are there mainly for the social networking

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Recent Examples of hackers Additionally, the majority of security professionals report that the real benefit of AI so far has been for hackers, who can make their attacks more complex, harder to spot, and easier to duplicate and reproduce. —

Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026 The materials uploaded by the hackers appear to show a combination of personal and work emails involving Patel from 2010 to 2019. —

Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026 Pro-Iran hackers published more than 300 emails and photos Friday from what appears to be a personal email account for FBI Director Kash Patel. —

Sean Nevin, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026 Artificial intelligence and the expansion of remote and virtual care mean that malicious hackers have sophisticated new tools and increased opportunities to target hospitals. —

Jeffrey Tully, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026 Tech companies are used to defending their systems against hackers. —

The Week Us, TheWeek, 24 Mar. 2026 So far, the US has managed to avoid a large-scale breach of the grid by hackers, thanks to proactive efforts by utilities and government agencies to thwart intrusions. —

Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 24 Mar. 2026 In 2023, the city of Oakland was hit by a ransomware attack in which hackers released personal data of employees and residents. —

Tim Fang, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026 However, despite its purpose, hackers have discovered several ways to bypass WDAC, exposing systems to malware, ransomware and other cyber threats. —

Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025

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Research shows many runners already under-consume carbs, with amateurs—who often lack sports‑nutrition guidance—being especially prone to inadequate intake.

— Outside, Outside, 24 Mar. 2026
And in fact, in the 19th century, scientists that did science out of the pure love of doing science and not as a job were amateurs.

— Mariel Carr, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026