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

The Police Department has cracked down on speeding and street racing in recent years using drones and other technology to nab offenders, Oldoerp said. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Five offenders entered a Green Oaks business early Wednesday and used crowbars and sledgehammers to break into gaming machines, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. — Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Juvenile offenders will be offered opportunities to participate in safety diversion programs. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026

One of the spots yielded a full DNA profile, but there was no match in CODIS, law enforcement’s national database of offenders. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2026

Second-time offenders will be forced to miss a half in the ensuing game. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026

Most of the offenders, too, appear to be delis and bodegas and fast-casual food carts, venues where quality is secondary to moving product quickly and cheaply out the door. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026

The company didn’t provide specific figures, but 7 million glasses were sold in 2025, and with this year’s sales so far, that puts the likely number of offenders in the thousands. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026

He was forced to water down plans to release some offenders early following calls from the widow of a police officer who died in a hit-and-run to keep his killers in jail. — ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026