Synonyms of hoodlums

hoodlums

noun

plural of hoodlum

as in thugs

a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang

a couple of hoodlums held up the convenience store

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thugs
• criminals
• gangsters
• bandits
• villains
• thieves
• assassins
• pirates
• ruffians
• hooligans
• offenders
• rowdies
• mobsters
• bullies
• punks
• toughs
• goons
• gangbangers
• hoods
• gorillas
• roughnecks
• yobs
• gangstas
• yobbos
• perpetrators
• yobboes
• toughies
• robbers
• scoundrels
• plug-uglies
• crooks
• cutthroats
• outlaws
• brigands
• desperadoes
• felons
• desperados
• lawbreakers
• racketeers
• gunmen
• highwaymen
• vandals
• mafiosi
• swindlers
• mugs
• perps
• malefactors
• pickpockets
• bravoes
• bravos
• juvenile delinquents
• tearaways