Synonyms of offender

offender

noun

as in criminal

a person who has committed a crime

juvenile offenders have their criminal records sealed when they turn 18

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lawman
• gangbuster

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of offender

Schneider says royal ferns are known for doing this in the garden, while Jose Lopez, owner and founder of Williams Landscaping Chicago, says ostrich ferns and lady ferns are other common offenders. — The Spruce, 5 Nov. 2026

Since taking office, the Governor has funded law enforcement at record levels and strengthened bail and discovery laws to hold all violent offenders accountable. — Kelsie Cairns , Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Roy wants to funnel nonviolent offenders to diversion programs such as mental health treatment or vocational training. — Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

Seven of the offenders had histories of intimate partner violence, and none of the victims had filed for a protective order or called the local domestic violence hotline before they were killed. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026

As for why, Guichelaar cited past court rulings in the Netherlands that sided with user privacy over entertainment companies' copyright infringement notices to alleged offenders. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026

Using grant money from the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, police cars would follow buses but didn’t catch many offenders. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

One of the key differences between this new ordinance and the previous two is the fine is steeper for first- and second-time offenders, which was a request from City Council. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026

That feeling of closure was shattered last week when her attacker was paroled under a controversial law that makes nonviolent offenders eligible for early release. — Doha Madani, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2026