Synonyms for unlawfulness
Most common
criminality lawlessness illegality illicitness crime outrage
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Illegality — the state of being unlawful
illegality, criminality, lawlessness, illicitness, illegalness, feloniousness, unlaw dated
2. Crime — an unlawful act
crime, offense US, offence UK, criminal offence UK, outrage, delinquency
Definitions
- n. 1
The state of being unlawful.
Near-synonyms: criminality, feloniousness, illicitness
- n. 2
An unlawful act.
Near-synonyms: offense; outrage
Forms
- Plural
- unlawfulnesses → illegalities, criminalities, lawlessnesses, unlaws…
Example sentences
- criminality Institutionalized criminality will likely remain in Morocco.
- lawlessness It was an era of lawlessness.
- crime In Singapore, it is a crime to spit on the ground.
- outrage The illegal dump in the park is a source of outrage.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unlawfulness | steady | |
| criminality | rising | |
| lawlessness | steady | |
| illegality | falling | |
| illicitness | steady | |
| crime | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- crime1, unlaw
- 7 letters
- offense2, offence, outrage2
- 10 letters
- illegality5
- 11 letters
- criminality5, lawlessness3, delinquency4, illicitness, illegalness
- 13 letters
- feloniousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (offense2 = 2 syllables).