Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old murderer | old thug |
| brutal | brutal murderer | brutal thug |
| actual | actual murderer | actual thug |
| real | real murderer | real thug |
| Other adjectives: violent, big, dangerous, evil, little, vicious, amoral, horrible, cold, fleeing, young, criminal, former, hardened, ruthless, said, local, armed, blooded, sadistic, sociopathic. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Anti-Villain: Jesse is a robber, thug and murderer, but he's also something of a tortured soul.
- One of the Mooks, despite being a thug and murderer, does not take kindly to the idea of eliminating their universe's version of Christmas and turns on Mr. Teatime.
Source: Not What I Signed On For -
Obviously this is also an example of Protagonist-Centered Morality: Tony may be a thug and a murderer, but the most he does to his shrink is to swear at her and break her furniture.
Source: Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
Cite this Source
Thug and Murderer. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/murderer/thug
Murderer & Thug. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/murderer/thug>.
Thug or Murderer. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/murderer/thug.
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