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Synonyms for peccant

  • adjective

Most common

criminal guilty morbid peccable

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Incorrect — offending a norm, a rule, etc.; defective, faulty, wrong

incorrect, erroneous

2. Criminal

criminal, guilty, corrupt, wicked, vicious, sinful, sinister, reprehensible

Other

morbid, peccable

Antonyms

impeccant

All antonyms of peccant →

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Offending a norm, a rule, etc.; defective, faulty, wrong.

Related words

Word family
peccantly peccability peccable peccadillo

Example sentences

  • criminal Fadil was engaged in a lot of criminal activities.
  • guilty If it is true, it follows that Nakagawa is guilty.
  • morbid He has a morbid fondness for murder mysteries.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
peccantsteady
criminalsteady
guiltysteady
morbidrising
peccablefalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
guilty2, wicked2, sinful2, morbid2
7 letters
corrupt2, vicious2
8 letters
criminal3, sinister3, peccable
9 letters
incorrect3, erroneous4
13 letters
reprehensible5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (guilty2 = 2 syllables).