Synonyms for felonious
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Traitorous — of, relating to, being, or having the quality of felony
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of, relating to, being, or having the quality of felony.
The defendant must show that any bail money he hopes to post did not come from the felonious means.
- adj. 2
Done with intent to commit a crime.
Related words
- Word family
- feloniousness felon
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A felonious act is a criminal act of an aggravated kind, which is punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary or by death.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- malicious There shall be no hindrances to my malicious plan.
- villainous Ziri rubbed his hands together with villainous glee.
- perfidious I discovered Troy's perfidious plans.
- criminal Fadil was engaged in a lot of criminal activities.
- illegal Do you think that handguns should be made illegal?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| felonious | falling | |
| malicious | rising | |
| villainous | rising | |
| traitorous | rising | |
| perfidious | steady | |
| criminal | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- illegal3
- 8 letters
- criminal3, crimeful
- 9 letters
- malicious3, malignant3
- 10 letters
- villainous3, traitorous3, perfidious
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (illegal3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- félon