Synonyms for delinquent
- noun
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Criminal
criminal, offender, hoodlum, miscreant, guilty, transgressor, perpetrator, sinner, wrongdoer, culprit, malefactor, felon
Other
Adjective
1. Derelict
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
One who disobeys or breaks rules or laws, or who acts against another's wishes.
- adj. 1
Late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation, like a mortgage or loan.
Fred is delinquent in making his car payment.
Related words
- Word family
- delinquency delinquently
- Phrases
- juvenile delinquent
Forms
- Plural
- delinquents → criminals, offenders, hoodlums, miscreants…
Example sentences
- criminal Fadil was engaged in a lot of criminal activities.
- offender Sami's picture popped up on a sex offender website.
- hoodlum I didn't want to add this hoodlum as a friend on Twitter.
- cavalier Many drivers have a cavalier attitude towards the rules of the road.
By length
- 5 letters
- felon2
- 6 letters
- guilty2, sinner2, remiss2
- 7 letters
- overdue3, culprit2, hoodlum2
- 8 letters
- criminal3, offender3, cavalier3, derelict3
- 9 letters
- negligent3, miscreant3, wrongdoer3, defaulter3, undutiful
- 10 letters
- neglectful3, malefactor4
- 11 letters
- outstanding3, perpetrator4
- 12 letters
- transgressor3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (felon2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- délinquant
- Español
- delincuente
- Deutsch
- Delinquent
- Català
- delinqüent