Synonyms of thug

thug

noun

as in gangster

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

the Mob boss regularly sent his thugs after people who were slow to pay their debts

Synonyms & Similar Words

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