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Synonyms of hood
(Entry 1 of 2)
a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang
- when a gang of hoods started hanging out in front of the store, customers went elsewhere
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- assassin,
- bandit,
- bravo,
- brigand,
- criminal,
- crook,
- desperado,
- felon,
- gunman,
- highwayman,
- lawbreaker,
- mafioso,
- malefactor,
- offender,
- outlaw,
- perp,
- perpetrator,
- pirate
- juvenile delinquent,
- tearaway
- [British]
hood
noun (2)Synonyms of hood (Entry 2 of 2)
something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth
- counterfeiters conducting their affairs under a hood of secrecy
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The first known use of hood was before the 12th century
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