Criminal meaning

What does “criminal” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“criminal” is a noun and adjective with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime.

criminal

noun

someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
Synonymsfelon crook outlaw malefactor

adjective

bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
“a criminal waste of talent”
“a deplorable act of violence”
Synonymscondemnable deplorable reprehensible vicious
guilty of crime or serious offense
“criminal in the sight of God and man”
involving or being or having the nature of a crime
“a criminal offense”
“criminal abuse”
Synonymsfelonious

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

More about “criminal”

✦Synonyms for criminal✦Unscramble CRIMINAL