juvenile delinquents

noun

plural of juvenile delinquent
as in gangsters
a young person who has committed a crime

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for juvenile delinquents
  1. gangsters
  2. ruffians
  3. mobsters
  4. thugs
  5. gorillas
  6. hoodlums
  7. hooligans
  8. punks
Noun
  • Remember all those fake memoirs from the early 2000s, by all those writers pretending to be addicts and gangsters and Holocaust survivors?
    — James Parker, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
  • In each, the protagonist(s) will be sought by both police and gangsters yet will lose their own money and have to get along without any while on the run.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of gangsters
Noun
  • The series has lent a cinematic gangster attraction to the Peaky Blinders, yet the term itself was not one gang — as depicted in the show — but a generic expression from the late 19th century for the ‘street ruffians’ of Birmingham, born out of the city’s ring of poverty.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2026
  • In fact, the GTW ruffians have to give the Big Honey some props for his relative restraint in the heat of the moment.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2026
Definition of ruffians
Noun
  • Hoffa drove to a restaurant in a Detroit suburb to meet two reputed mobsters.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 July 2026
  • In Breaking Bear, a family of furry forest dwellers use everything in their power — including high explosives and drug money — to fight the frackers, mobsters, and a monstrous wolf pack threatening to destroy their home.
    — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 25 June 2026
Definition of mobsters
Noun
  • Shortly after his big win, he’s attacked by two thugs in a parking garage.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 July 2026
  • The night of the title fight, Duke is attacked by two thugs who smash his hand with a hammer and, in the ensuing chaos, kill somebody close to him.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026
Definition of thugs
Noun
  • After a morning briefing, hikers spend up to one hour observing the gorillas in their natural habitat, according to Visit Rwanda.
    — Ashley Lynch July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • Daneault said Bakari will play a critical role in the AZA's Species Survival Plan for gorillas.
    — Eve Chen, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Definition of gorillas
Noun
  • In the past decade, the leadership of the Kinahan organization has become rich and cosmopolitan, and their life styles have started to resemble those of international businessmen more than of street hoodlums.
    — Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The first pictures McCullin took were of hoodlums and down-and-outs, subjects that reflected his own hardscrabble background.
    — Andrew Pulver, Air Mail, 31 Jan. 2026
Definition of hoodlums
Noun
  • Andric argued that former soccer players targeted by hooligans were indeed a social group deserving protection, but the judges didn’t buy it.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
  • But the victims were labeled as hooligans, and many survivors and victims' families felt the government had not done enough to investigate.
    — Lauren Frayer, NPR, 9 July 2026
Definition of hooligans
Noun
  • The passing of 30 years has only enhanced the appeal of the group’s Nashville detour, shifting attention from the incongruity of Ween cutting a country record to the joyous chemistry between these old pros and young punks.
    — Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Photo by Barry Brecheisen Swedish post punks Viagra Boys helped close out night one of Lollapalooza 2026 during a one hour set adjacent to the Art Institute of Chicago on the Airbnb stage.
    — Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of punks
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