Synonyms of roughnecks

roughnecks

noun

plural of roughneck

as in thugs

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

a group of roughnecks like to hang out at the roadhouse and harass people

Synonyms & Similar Words

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