Criminal
Criminal noun - A person who has committed a crime.
Supervillain and criminal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Supervillain" instead a noun "Criminal".
Supervillain
Criminal and supervillain are semantically related. You can use "Criminal" instead a noun "Supervillain".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Almost ubiquitous when a criminal or supervillain is depicted.
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A third season is confirmed to currently be in development, though it currently has no set release date.Tropes featured: open/close all folders A-F Adaptational Heroism: In the comics, Gladiator is a career criminal and supervillain, albeit one who attempts to mend his ways.
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Also played with, as the supervillain purposefully created himself by becoming a mass murderer criminal mastermind.
Source: Film / Unbreakable
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