Culprit and Fiend

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Culprit noun - A person who has committed a crime.

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Fiend and culprit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fiend" instead the word "Culprit" as a noun or an adjective.

Fiend noun - A mean, evil, or unprincipled person.

Usage example: even the utter horror of the terrorist attack did not deter some fiends from going on a looting spree

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Culprit and fiend are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Culprit" instead the word "Fiend" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Word: fiendish

female	female culprit	female fiend
best	best culprit	best fiend
particular	particular culprit	particular fiend
corrupt	corrupt culprit	corrupt fiend
Other adjectives: likely, responsible, real.

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