Synonyms of lawbreaker

lawbreaker

noun

ˈlȯ-ˌbrā-kər 

as in criminal

a person who has committed a crime

legislation that mandates lengthy prison sentences for chronic lawbreakers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• criminal
• offender
• culprit
• defendant
• crook
• malefactor
• miscreant
• perpetrator
• misdemeanant
• outlaw
• transgressor
• accomplice
• sinner
• wrongdoer
• trespasser
• convict
• villain
• thug
• jailbird
• principal
• desperado
• suspect
• gangster
• perp
• racketeer
• hoodlum
• recidivist
• gun
• mobster
• hooligan
• backslider
• evildoer
• fish
• arrestee
• gunsel
• triggerman
• enforcer
• detainee
• misdoer
• misfeasor
• gunman
• gallows bird
• blackhander
• accused
• button man
• hit man
• repeater
• relapser

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lawman
• gangbuster

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lawbreaker

Rollins is running for a job in justice, ostensibly to uphold the law and hold lawbreakers accountable. — Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026

Pinecrest police ends the Facebook post warning other neighbors in the area to stay vigilant, and for potential lawbreakers to stay far away. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026

Three determined lawbreakers plot one last spree. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Mar. 2026

In similar manner, the true lawbreakers when innocent folks were brought to our shores between 1808 and 1865 were not the victims themselves. — Walter E Block, Oc Register, 24 Feb. 2026