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perps

noun

plural of perp
as in perpetrators

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perps
  1. criminals
  2. offenders
  3. felons
  4. crooks
  5. assassins
  6. bandits
  7. lawbreakers
  8. pirates
Noun
  • Removing violent criminals, gang members, cartel members and those who refuse to work is wise and popular policy.
    — Don Bacon, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Americans have demonized us as criminals, buffoons, lechers, invaders, criminals and job stealers since the fall of the Alamo.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of criminals
Noun
  • The packet of bills also included AB 1546, which will increase the seriousness of charges that repeat DUI offenders could face.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • More often than not, this audit finds the larger offenders causing the retention problem.
    — Kellie Lauth, Forbes.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of offenders
Noun
  • But for the first time in decades, the Justice Department is allowing ex-felons a chance to regain their gun ownership rights.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026
  • In 2018, voters restored voting rights to most felons who served their sentences.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of felons
Noun
  • Aaron Taylor-Johnson is a British soldier trying to keep the bomb from going boom, while Theo James and Sam Worthington are part of a gang of crooks with some trust issues.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
  • More than most pictures about crooks and the men who chase them, Melville’s movie gets into the heads of its characters and the heart of their wicked deeds with surgical precision.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of crooks
Noun
  • Some earlier assassins expected it of themselves, canceling plots that would have killed bystanders.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The settler assassins were arrested by the police and as usual released within a few hours.
    — David Shulman, The New York Review of Books, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of assassins
Noun
  • When a wealthy, royal woman is attacked by bandits, the two men save her and are welcomed to the castle as valiant knights.
    — Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Elsewhere, a gang of highway bandits cons an unsuspecting family into stopping by the roadside, only to violently kill them, burn their bodies, and strip their car for parts.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of bandits
Noun
  • Yet, punishing such authoritarian lawbreakers for their domestic and international crimes is essential, in my view.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The lawbreakers were gathered this day on a cliff and a nearby arch, a crowd of around 50 young people — 14- to 20-year-olds, mostly males.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of lawbreakers
Noun
  • Their journey brings them into conflict with pirates seeking control of the sacred water on which their community depends.
    — Ed Meza, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Knights in shining armor, pirates and princesses grace the grounds of Sleepy Hollow for the annual Renaissance Faire in Des Moines.
    — Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of pirates
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“Perps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perps. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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