Crime
Crime noun - Activities that are in violation of the laws of the state.
Gangster and crime are semantically related in concerned with organized crime topic. In some cases you can use "Gangster" instead an adjective "Crime".
Nearby Words: criminal, criminally
Gangster
Gangster noun - A violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang.
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Synonyms for Gangster
Crime and gangster are semantically related in concerned with organized crime topic. Sometimes you can use "Crime" instead an adjective "Gangster".
Nearby Word: gang
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Film Noir is not really a genre in any sense, rather it reflects a tendency in certain American films of the 40s and 50s where crime and gangster stories are infused with an excessive visual style, a modern urban sensibility and a powerful sense of moral ambiguity.
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Infamous French gangster Jacques Mesrine, whose criminal exploits involved going on a crime spree with his mistress Jeanne Schneider in Canada and America.
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Becoming the Mask: Andi infiltrated the crime syndicate, but decided that he was good at it and became a real gangster.
Source: Film / The Raid
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