Criminal and Con

Criminal

Criminal noun - A person who has committed a crime.

Con is a synonym for criminal in crook topic. In some cases you can use "Con" instead a noun "Criminal", when it comes to topics like lawbreaker, convicted felon, person who breaks the law. informal substitute

Con

Con noun - A person convicted as a criminal and serving a prison sentence.

Criminal is a synonym for con in convicted felon topic. Sometimes you can use "Criminal" instead a noun "Con".

Nearby Word: cony

How words are described

fellow fellow criminal fellow con
human human criminal human con
old old criminal old con
good good criminal good con
Other adjectives: female, particular, common, single, actual, real, successful, dangerous, bad, major, hardened, outright, last, different, small-time.
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