Synonyms for hooligan
All synonyms
Noun
1. Rowdy — A young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other group
rowdy, ruffian, bully, thug, hoodlum, bad-boy, yob UK, punk, miscreant, prankster, tough, rascal, roughneck, ruffneck US, lout, rogue, scamp, boot boy, brawler, vandal, bugger, mischief, minx
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Definitions
- n. 1
A young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other group.
Related words
- Word family
- hool hooliganism
- Phrases
- hooligan tool
Forms
- Plural
- hooligans → rowdies, ruffians, bullies, thugs…
Example sentences
- bully Sami is the only bully I have ever had in my life.
- thug The police officer abused his power over the thug.
- rowdy Tom always gets rowdy when he drinks tequila.
By length
- 3 letters
- yob
- 4 letters
- punk1, thug1, minx, lout1
- 5 letters
- tough1, bully2, rogue1, rowdy2, scamp
- 6 letters
- rascal2, bugger2, vandal2
- 7 letters
- ruffian, brawler, hoodlum2
- 8 letters
- mischief2, ruffneck, eulachon
- 9 letters
- prankster2, miscreant3, roughneck2
- 10 letters
- candlefish
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bully2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- hooligan
- Deutsch
- Halbstarker