Synonyms for outlaw
- noun
- verb
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Bandit — A criminal who is excluded from normal legal rights; one who can be killed at will without legal penalty
bandit, highwayman, brigand, robber, wolf's head dated UK
2. Felon
Other
Verb
1. Criminalize
criminalize, criminalise UK, illegalize, illegalise UK
Definitions
- n. 1
A fugitive from the law.
- n. 2
A criminal who is excluded from normal legal rights; one who can be killed at will without legal penalty.
- n. 3
A person who operates outside established norms.
The main character in the play was a bit of an outlaw who refused to shake hands or say thank you.
- v. 1
To declare illegal.
Related words
- Word family
- outlawdom outlawism outlawry
- Phrases
- outlaw state
- Is a kind of
- criminal prostitute
Example sentences
- robber The robber tried to plunge the knife into the boy.
- bandit A bandit will be the best underling.
- highwayman A highwayman robbed a foot passenger of his money.
- brigand Seize this brigand! Prevent him from escaping!
- felon Sami failed to mention he was a convicted felon.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| outlaw | rising | |
| robber | rising | |
| bandit | rising | |
| highwayman | rising | |
| brigand | rising | |
| felon | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- crook1, felon2
- 6 letters
- bandit2, robber2
- 7 letters
- deviant3, brigand
- 8 letters
- criminal3, fugitive3, prohibit3
- 9 letters
- proscribe2, absconder
- 10 letters
- highwayman, malefactor4, illegalize, illegalise
- 11 letters
- criminalize4, criminalise
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (felon2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- hors-la-loi
- Italiano
- fuorilegge
- Español
- forajido
- Deutsch
- Gesetzloser