Synonyms of yob

yob

noun

British

as in thug

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

the complaint that English football has been taken over by the yobs, who make the stadiums unfit for families

Synonyms & Similar Words

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