Synonyms of punks

punks

noun

plural of punk

1

as in novices

a person who is just starting out in a field of activity

an impertinent punk who was trying to tell senior colleagues how to do their jobs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• novices
• rookies
• newcomers
• apprentices
• freshmen
• beginners
• virgins
• tyros
• newbies
• greenhorns
• neophytes
• students
• recruits
• babes
• colts
• cubs
• fledglings
• novitiates
• rooks
• amateurs
• tenderfoots
• dilettantes
• tenderfeet
• dabblers
• abecedarians
• boots
• trainees
• learners
• candidates
• entrants
• dilettanti
• probationers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• veterans
• vets
• professionals
• old-timers
• masters
• pros
• experts
• old hands

• veterans
• vets
• professionals
• old-timers
• masters
• pros
• experts
• old hands

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as in thugs

a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang

the vigilante was hailed by some as a hero for standing up to the punks who had repeatedly threatened his family

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thugs
• criminals
• gangsters
• hoodlums
• bandits
• hooligans
• pirates
• villains
• ruffians
• gangbangers
• assassins
• bullies
• thieves
• offenders
• toughs
• rowdies
• mobsters
• goons
• gangstas
• roughnecks
• yobs
• yobbos
• hoods
• gorillas
• toughies
• yobboes
• perpetrators
• robbers
• scoundrels
• crooks
• outlaws
• cutthroats
• desperadoes
• felons
• brigands
• vandals
• lawbreakers
• mafiosi
• plug-uglies
• highwaymen
• perps
• racketeers
• swindlers
• mugs
• desperados
• gunmen
• malefactors
• tearaways
• pickpockets
• bravoes
• juvenile delinquents
• bravos