TRESPASSERS Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

trespassers

noun

plural of trespasser

as in criminals

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Noun

Throughout the bar are blurbs of information on cases and criminals, researched by Rose and the team.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
When criminals are behind bars, their victims should finally be safe from them.

— Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of criminals

Noun

Hisbah members also face widespread allegations of rights abuses in their enforcement operations, including subjecting offenders to dehumanizing punishments such as public beatings or shaming.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
Its recent report says organized crime groups are increasingly involved in cultural-property theft, with offenders using tools like explosives and firearms.

— George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of offenders

Noun

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
New York’s Bivens Act remedies this by extending the protections of Section 1983 to all individual government wrongdoers — including federal ones.

— Joel B. Rudin, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026

Definition of wrongdoers

Noun

Rollins is running for a job in justice, ostensibly to uphold the law and hold lawbreakers accountable.

— Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Pinecrest police ends the Facebook post warning other neighbors in the area to stay vigilant, and for potential lawbreakers to stay far away.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026

Definition of lawbreakers

Noun

Youngkin moved to require felons released from prison to apply individually for the restoration of their voting rights, rather than having the administration automatically grant them.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026
Jurors convicted the pair of being felons in possession of a firearm and found true allegations of prior felony convictions.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of felons

Noun

Over the years, culprits have ranged from El Niño and climate change to the World Trade Organization, rock ‘n’ roll music and the fluoridation of water.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Steven Tian and Stephen Henriques, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026
Dakik flagged artificial sweeteners and excess caffeine as culprits.

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of culprits

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