Synonyms of perp

perp

noun

as in perpetrator

Synonyms & Similar Words

• perpetrator
• offender
• criminal
• felon
• assassin
• crook
• bandit
• gunman
• pirate
• malefactor
• thug
• lawbreaker
• desperado
• mafioso
• outlaw
• brigand
• hood
• highwayman
• gangster
• gangbanger
• hoodlum
• tough
• mobster
• bully
• gorilla
• goon
• ruffian
• villain
• bravo
• hooligan
• gangsta
• punk
• robber
• thief
• roughneck
• rowdy
• scoundrel
• yob
• toughie
• toughy
• yobbo
• cutthroat
• plug-ugly
• swindler
• pickpocket
• vandal
• racketeer
• mug
• juvenile delinquent
• tearaway

Examples of perp in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In Unbreakable, Bruce Willis’ character could see visions of someone’s past misdeeds, and M. Night Shyamalan drained the color out of those high-angle, surveillance-like sequences, except for the perp’s clothing. —Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2024

When Badolato got to the scene, the body was still warm, and the perp’s head was resting on a bag of cookies. —Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2024

Though difficult to watch, there’s an undercurrent of hope as authorities try to catch a perp who is not unlike the bogeyman, hiding in the dark and waiting for his chance to take his victims. —Eric Farwell, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2023

The partners followed the case to Ohio, where Benson took her first-ever bullet to the hip in a diner and wound up in urgent care while the joint-team successfully caught their perp. —Alex Ross, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2023