Antonyms for Crime
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English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.5 / 2 votes

1. crime

   Abomination (from the Latin ab omen, a thing of ill omen) was originally applied to anything held in religious or ceremonial aversion or abhorrence; as, "The things which are highly esteemed among men are abomination in the sight of God." Luke xvi, 15. The word is oftener applied to the object of such aversion or abhorrence than to the state of mind that so regards it; in common use abomination signifies something very much disliked or loathed, or that deserves to be. Choice food may be an object of aversion and disgust to a sick person; vile food would be an abomination. A toad is to many an object of disgust; a foul sewer is an abomination. As applied to crimes, abomination is used of such as are especially brutal, shameful, or revolting; theft is an offense; infanticide is an abomination.

   Antonyms:
   affection, appreciation, approval, benefit, blessing, delight, desire, enjoyment, esteem, esteem, gratification, joy, satisfaction, treat

   Synonyms:
   abhorrence, abomination, abuse, annoyance, aversion, curse, detestation, disgust, evil, execration, hatred, horror, iniquity, nuisance, offense, plague, shame, villainy, wickedness

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. crime

   Antonyms:
   good deed, well-doing, duty, obligation, exploit, achievement

   Synonyms:
   offense, misdeed, wrong, misdemeanor, felony, enormity

Matched Categories

1. • Evildoing

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. crime, offense, criminal offense, criminal offence, offence, law-breakingnoun

   (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

   "a long record of crimes"

   Synonyms:
   offense, criminal offence, criminal offense, discourtesy, offensive, umbrage, offensive activity, crime, offence, law-breaking

2. crimenoun

   an evil act not necessarily punishable by law

   "crimes of the heart"

   Synonyms:
   offense, criminal offense, criminal offence, law-breaking, offence

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1. crimenoun

   Synonyms:
   felony, atrocity, outrage, enormity, offense, transgression, misdemeanor, malefaction, dereliction

   Associated words:
   criminology, criminologist, criminality, recidivism, recidivist

2. crimenoun

   Associated words:
   accessory, accomplice, perpetrate, perpetration, perpetrator, incorrigible

How to use Crime in a sentence?

1. Evan Greer:

   What the government is trying to do here is not going to make us safer, it's going to make us more at risk for these type of attacks and, in fact, more at risk for all types of violent crime.

2. Jackeline Sandoval:

   There have been 23 security plans by the Interior Ministry, and none has worked, as long as you don't reform the justice system, and what you have is impunity, that contributes to the national crime wave.

3. Vladimir Putin:

   The liberal idea presupposes that nothing needs to be done. The migrants can kill, plunder and rape with impunity because their rights as migrants must be protected. What rights are these? Every crime must have its punishment, so, the liberal idea has become obsolete. It has come into conflict with the interests of the overwhelming majority of the population.

4. Chang Wen-yuan:

   We are a democratic, rule of law country, in this respect, we emphasize the proof or lack of evidence. You can't just say, 'today media reports the person committed a crime,' just like that.

5. Colin Greenwood:

   No matter how one approaches the figures, one is forced to the rather startling conclusion that the use of firearms in crime was very much less when there were no controls of any sort and when anyone, convicted criminal or lunatic, could buy any type of firearm without restriction. Half a century of strict controls on pistols has ended, perversely, with a far greater use of this weapon in crime than ever before.

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