Synonyms of malefactor

malefactor

noun

1

as in criminal

a person who commits moral wrongs

she regards anyone who would cause the breakup of a family as a malefactor of the worst sort

Synonyms & Similar Words

• criminal
• offender
• wrongdoer
• villain
• sinner
• evildoer
• immoralist
• transgressor
• felon
• corrupter
• lawbreaker
• reprobate
• crook
• miscreant
• corruptor
• misfeasor
• misdoer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• innocent
• angel
• saint

• innocent
• angel
• saint

2

as in offender

a person who has committed a crime

the victim was able to give a clear description of the malefactor to the police

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lawman
• gangbuster

• lawman
• gangbuster