Crime
Crime noun - Activities that are in violation of the laws of the state.
Dirty work and crime are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dirty work" instead a noun "Crime".
Nearby Words: criminal, criminally
Dirty work
Crime and dirty work are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crime" instead a noun phrase "Dirty work".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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The Dragon: Durant is basically a hired crime lord to do all of Strack's dirty work.
Source: Film / Darkman -
Bad Cop/Incompetent Cop: Chief Wiggum is too lazy to do much about the crime in Springfield, and has Lou and Eddie do the dirty work for him.
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However, the Penguin didn't withdraw from crime entirely: while he never actively gets into mischief, he still runs a gang and has them do all his dirty work.
Source: Retired Monster
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Dirty work and Crime. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/crime/dirty_work
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