Juvenile delinquent
Juvenile delinquent noun - A young offender.
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Synonyms for Juvenile delinquent
Tough and juvenile delinquent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tough" instead a noun phrase "Juvenile delinquent".
Tough
Tough noun - A violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang.
Usage example: didn't want her son hanging out with the neighborhood toughs
Juvenile delinquent and tough are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Juvenile delinquent" instead a noun "Tough".
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The episode where everyone's worst nightmares were coming true had a typical tough-guy/juvenile delinquent student visited by his babying, over demonstrative mother in front of his friends.
Source: Amazingly Embarrassing Parents -
Bender, the juvenile delinquent, is like that not because he's a bad person, but as a result of his tough, working-class upbringing and his abusive father, both of which have taught him that violence is an acceptable solution to problems.
Source: Film / The Breakfast Club - Bender, the juvenile delinquent, is like that not because he's a bad person per se, but as a result of his tough, working-class upbringing and his abusive father, both of which have taught him that violence is an acceptable solution to problems.
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Tough and Juvenile delinquent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/juvenile_delinquent/tough
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