Synonyms for yob

Most common

bully · rowdy · hooligan · ruffian · boy · loafer · rantipole

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A person who engages in antisocial behaviour or drunkenness.

Forms

Plural

yobs → hooligans, ruffians, bullies, rowdies…

Example sentences

• bully Sami is the only bully I have ever had in my life.
• rowdy Tom always gets rowdy when he drinks tequila.
• hooligan Tom has been labelled a hooligan in uniform.
• boy That boy who is speaking English is taller than I.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

boy¹, ned¹

4 letters

chav, yobo

5 letters

tough¹, bully², rowdy²

6 letters

loafer², charva

7 letters

ruffian, hoodlum²

8 letters

hooligan³, tearaway, ruffneck

9 letters

roughneck², rantipole

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bully² = 2 syllables).