Synonyms of mobsters

mobsters

noun

plural of mobster

as in thugs

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

the mobster threatened to break his legs if he didn't pay up

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mobsters

Hoffa drove to a restaurant in a Detroit suburb to meet two reputed mobsters. — 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

But in April 2005, following an investigation dubbed Operation Family Secrets, 14 Chicago mobsters were charged with 18 then-as-yet-unsolved murders — including those of the Spilotros. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 23 June 2026

But local history, including the region’s dead mobsters, Irish Catholic community, state prisons, and shuttered Italian restaurants, looms large on their new Coin-O-Matic. — Arman Khan, Pitchfork, 19 June 2026

With how macho the mobsters all are, this causes a ton of consternation, both within the family and across the river in New York, especially considering Vito is married to Phil's cousin. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026

In the clip above, Pacino’s character is in conversation with notorious mobsters Sam Giancana (played by Paul Ben-Victor) and Johnny Roselli (played by Logan Marshall-Green). — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 9 June 2026

Set in 1986, the story follows two brothers, Irwin and Gary Pearl, whose get-rich scheme to help clean up the Gowanus Canal ends in disaster after Irwin (Teller), a nebbish family man, angers Russian mobsters by unwittingly witnessing their criminal activity. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 17 May 2026

While Irwin is getting smacked around, two mobsters terrorize the boys in the car before kicking them out and driving off in it. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026