Synonyms of offenders

offenders

noun

plural of offender

as in criminals

a person who has committed a crime

juvenile offenders have their criminal records sealed when they turn 18

Synonyms & Similar Words

• criminals
• culprits
• lawbreakers
• defendants
• perpetrators
• miscreants
• guns
• suspects
• crooks
• malefactors
• misdemeanants
• convicts
• accomplices
• principals
• villains
• thugs
• trespassers
• outlaws
• recidivists
• wrongdoers
• jailbirds
• sinners
• transgressors
• desperadoes
• perps
• fish
• gangsters
• racketeers
• hoodlums
• hooligans
• detainees
• arrestees
• backsliders
• mobsters
• evildoers
• enforcers
• triggermen
• accused
• misdoers
• gunsels
• blackhanders
• misfeasors
• relapsers
• gallows birds
• button men
• gunmen
• repeaters
• hit men

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lawmen
• gangbusters

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of offenders

Numerous programs are being implemented to attempt to reduce the probability of recidivism through education and counseling and to reintegrate offenders into society. — Ronald J. Allen, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026

Ireland has approved landmark legislation to create the country’s first public register of domestic violence offenders, in a move campaigners say will empower people to check whether a potential partner has a history of violence. — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

Notices of violation were mailed to the offenders, city officials said. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026

Improved compliance across much of the fishing fleet has been accompanied by increasingly sophisticated attempts by a smaller group of offenders to avoid detection. — IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2026

Enforce your rules, hold offenders accountable, and put athlete safety first. — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026

Relaxed catches only the obvious offenders, while Standard adds suspect names and unbranded listings. — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 13 July 2026

For traffickers and offenders who rely on quick escapes along our state’s busy roadways, LPRs strip away their advantage. — Charles "chuck" Broadway, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026

His was a prime example of a kingpin conviction made possible by the prosecution of lower-level offenders. — Marie-Rose Sheinerman, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026