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Synonyms for recidivist

  • noun
  • adjective

Most common

backslider reversionist repeat offender reoffender

All synonyms

Noun

1. Backslider

backslider, reversionist

Other

repeat offender, repeater, reoffender

Adjective

recidivous, recidive

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    One who falls back into prior habits, especially criminal habits.

  2. adj. 1

    Tending to fall back into prior habits, especially criminal habits.

Forms

Plural
recidivists → backsliders, reversionists, repeaters, reoffenders…

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
recidivistfalling
backsliderrising
reoffendersteady

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

By length

8 letters
repeater3, recidive
10 letters
backslider, reoffender, recidivous
12 letters
reversionist

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (repeater3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
récidiviste
Italiano
recidivo