Synonyms of the word

hoodlum

• n. a gangster; a hired thug.
• n. a rough or violent youth.

criminal

• adj. Being against the law; forbidden by law.
• adj. Guilty of breaking the law.
• adj. Of or relating to crime or penal law.
• adj. (figuratively) Abhorrent or very undesirable, even if allowed by law.
• n. A person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law.

crook

• n. A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure.
• n. A bending of the knee; a genuflection.
• n. A bent or curved part; a curving piece or portion (of anything).
• n. (obsolete) A lock or curl of hair.
• n. (obsolete) A gibbet.
• n. (obsolete) A support beam consisting of a post with a cross-beam resting upon it; a bracket or truss consisting…
• n. A shepherd's crook; a staff with a semi-circular bend ("hook") at one end used by shepherds.
• n. A bishop's staff of office.
• n. An artifice; a trick; a contrivance.
• n. A person who steals, lies, cheats or does other dishonest or illegal things; a criminal.
• n. A pothook.
• n. (music) A small tube, usually curved, applied to a trumpet, horn, etc., to change its pitch or key.
• v. (transitive) To bend.
• v. To turn from the path of rectitude; to pervert; to misapply; to twist.
• adj. (Australia, New Zealand, slang) Bad, unsatisfactory, not up to standard.
• adj. (Australia, New Zealand, slang) Ill, sick.
• adj. (Australia, New Zealand, slang) Annoyed, angry; upset.

felon

• n. A person who has committed a felony.
• n. (law) A person who has been tried and convicted of a felony.
• n. (medicine) A bacterial infection at the end of a finger or toe.

goon

• n. A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon').
• n. A fool; someone considered silly, stupid, awkward, or outlandish.
• n. (ice hockey, pejorative) An enforcer or fighter.
• n. (Britain, WWII, PoW slang) A German guard in a prisoner of war camp.
• n. (Internet slang) A member of the comedy web site Something Awful.
• n. (Australia, countable, informal) A wine flagon or cask.
• n. (Australia, uncountable, informal) Cheap or inferior cask wine.

hood

• n. A covering such as worn over one’s head.
• n. A distinctively coloured fold of material, representing a university degree.
• n. An enclosure that protects something, especially from above.
• n. (automotive) A soft top of a convertible car or carriage.
• n. (US, automotive) The hinged cover over the engine of a motor vehicle: known as a bonnet in other countries.
• n. A metal covering that leads to a vent to suck away smoke or fumes.
• v. To cover something with a hood.
• n. (slang) gangster, thug.
• adj. Relating to inner-city everyday life, both positive and negative aspects; especially people’s attachment…
• n. (slang) neighborhood.
• n. (Britain) person wearing a hoodie.

malefactor

• n. A criminal or felon.
• n. An evildoer.

outlaw

• n. A fugitive from the law.
• n. (historical) A criminal who is excluded from normal legal rights; one who can be killed at will without…
• n. A person who operates outside established norms.
• n. A wild horse.
• n. (humorous) An in-law: a relative by marriage.
• n. (slang) A prostitute who works alone, without a pimp.
• v. To declare illegal.
• v. To place a ban upon.
• v. To remove from legal jurisdiction or enforcement.
• v. To deprive of legal force.

punk

• n. (obsolete, countable) A prostitute; courtesan.
• n. (countable, uncommon) The bottom in a male-male sexual relationship, especially in prison.
• n. (countable) A juvenile delinquent; a young, petty criminal or trouble-maker; a hoodlum; a hooligan.
• n. (countable) Any worthless person.
• n. (uncountable) A social and musical movement rooted in rebelling against the established order.
• n. (uncountable) The music of the punk movement, known for short songs with electric guitars, strong drums,…
• n. (countable, sometimes as informal plural punx) A person who belongs to that movement and/or listens to…
• adj. Of, from, or resembling the punk subculture.
• adj. (Canada, US, informal) Weak or unwell; not in good health.
• adj. (Canada, US, informal) Inferior; bad.
• v. To pimp.
• v. To forcibly perform anal sex upon an unwilling partner.
• v. To prank.
• v. (especially with "out") To give up or concede; to act like a wimp.
• n. (uncountable) Any material used as tinder for lighting fires, such as agaric, dried wood, or touchwood,…
• n. (countable) A utensil for lighting wicks or fuses (such as those of fireworks) resembling stick incense.

thug

• n. Someone with an intimidating and unseemly appearance and mannerisms, who treats others violently and roughly,…
• n. (historical) One of a band of assassins formerly active in northern India who worshipped Kali and offered…
• n. In gardening, an over-vigorous plant that spreads and dominates the flowerbed.
• v. To commit acts of thuggery, to live the life of a thug, or to dress and act in a manner reminiscent of…

tough

• adj. Strong and resilient; sturdy.
• adj. (of food) Difficult to cut or chew.
• adj. Rugged or physically hardy.
• adj. Stubborn.
• adj. (of weather etc) Harsh or severe.
• adj. Rowdy or rough.
• adj. (of questions, etc.) Difficult or demanding.
• adj. (material science) Undergoing plastic deformation before breaking.
• interj. (slang) Used to indicate lack of sympathy.
• n. A person who obtains things by force; a thug or bully.
• v. To endure.
• v. To toughen.

toughie

• n. (informal) Something that is tough, or difficult.