RELAPSER Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

relapser

noun

Definition of relapser

as in offender

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Noun

Schneider says royal ferns are known for doing this in the garden, while Jose Lopez, owner and founder of Williams Landscaping Chicago, says ostrich ferns and lady ferns are other common offenders.

— The Spruce, The Spruce, 5 Nov. 2026
Since taking office, the Governor has funded law enforcement at record levels and strengthened bail and discovery laws to hold all violent offenders accountable.

— Kelsie Cairns , Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of offender

Noun

The plan also calls for going a step further — pushing for legislation at the state level to enable license suspension for serial recidivists.

— Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026
As recidivist would-be escapees, de Boeldieu, Marechal, and Rosenthal are transferred to an impregnable medieval fortress, commanded by Captain von Rauffenstein, now burnt, broken in body, and wearing a neck brace.

— Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026

Definition of recidivist

Noun

The 83-year-old Mann is known for directing gritty crime stories, many of which look at cops and criminals and are set in urban landscapes.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 1 Nov. 2026
If a criminal still controls the sender's inbox, that person could potentially intercept the question and send a reassuring answer.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of criminal

Noun

Cothiere sought to contrast her positions with Wilson, who holds a place in Florida’s history with the school choice movement as the founding principal and CEO of the state’s first charter school.

— Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
Darbinyan, a private school principal and small-business owner, focused on homelessness, infrastructure improvements and support for local businesses.

— Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of principal

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Higher fuel prices and transportation costs, along with the ratification of a new contract with its airline pilots that cost roughly $100 million, were the main culprits.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026
The culprit there isn’t population growth or heavy industry, at least not in the way most people think of it.

— Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of culprit

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 lawbreaker

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