TRESPASSERS Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

trespassers

noun

plural of trespasser

as in criminals

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Noun

According to investigators cited by NBC News, the criminals have shown planning and sophistication by employing techniques like GPS location spoofing and even arranging collisions with police escort vehicles.

— Nick Indge, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
Without changing state law, criminals can continue to be sentenced to death in California.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of criminals

Noun

Across Arkansas, our task forces bring together the resources, expertise, and determination needed to confront violent offenders.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Nov. 2026
The data collected could be matched in real time with law enforcement and other databases to track the movement of offenders.

— TK Vinod Kumar, The Conversation, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of offenders

Noun

There’s no major wreckage here, nor is comeuppance meted out to the wrongdoers.

— Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
The Native community had its own ways of punishing wrongdoers, but Stevens’ role was to protect her client’s constitutional rights.

— Mackenzie Farkus, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of wrongdoers

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

Ahead of its Wednesday release, star Geena Meszaros opens up about her costar Gabby Windey and what happens when Catholic school girls become sinners.

— Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 11 Nov. 2026
On one page, tiny, antlike sinners tumbled down a cliff toward perdition.

— Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of sinners

Noun

Sheriff’s offices in Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, Jacksonville and in Pinellas and Broward counties reserve pursuits primarily for violent felons, with some exceptions for other emergencies.

— Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
What readers are saying The comments reflect a debate on the restoration of voting rights for former felons in Virginia.

— Juan Benn Jr, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of felons

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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 subsequent court case involving the Francoist throwback police culprits became a show trial for Spain’s young democracy.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of culprits

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