What are some opposite words for criminal?
Antonyms for criminal
ˈkrɪm ə nlcrim·i·nal
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term criminal.
Wiktionary
criminalnoun
Synonyms:
offender, lawbreaker, illegal, perpetratorcriminaladjective
Being against the law; forbidden by law.
Synonyms:
lawbreaker, offender, perpetrator, illegalcriminaladjective
Guilty of breaking the law.
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illegalcriminaladjective
Of or relating to crime.
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illegalcriminaladjective
Abhorrent or very undesirable, even if allowed by law.
Printing such asinine opinions without rebuttal is criminal, even when not libel!
Synonyms:
illegalcriminaladjective
Of or relating to crime control, notably penal law.
His criminal record shows his resistance to all crime prevention and - repression.
Synonyms:
illegal
English Synonyms and Antonyms
criminal
Every criminal act is illegal or unlawful, but illegal or unlawful acts may not be criminal. Offenses against public law are criminal; offenses against private rights are merely illegal or unlawful. As a general rule, all acts punishable by fine or imprisonment or both, are criminal in view of the law. It is illegal for a man to trespass on another's land, but it is not criminal; the trespasser is liable to a civil suit for damages, but not to indictment, fine, or imprisonment. A felonious act is a criminal act of an aggravated kind, which is punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary or by death. A flagitious crime is one that brings public odium. Vicious refers to the indulgence of evil appetites, habits, or passions; vicious acts are not necessarily criminal, or even illegal; we speak of a vicious horse. That which is iniquitous, i. e., contrary to equity, may sometimes be done under the forms of law. Ingratitude is sinful, hypocrisy is wicked, but neither is punishable by human law; hence, neither is criminal or illegal. Compare SIN.
Antonyms:
innocent, just, lawful, legal, meritorious, moral, right, virtuousSynonyms:
abominable, culpable, felonious, flagitious, guilty, illegal, immoral, iniquitous, nefarious, sinful, unlawful, vicious, vile, wicked, wrong
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
criminal
Antonyms:
lawful, virtuous, right, jury innocent, moral, meritorious, creditable, honorable, praiseworthy, laudableSynonyms:
illegal, felonious, vicious, culpable, wrong, iniquitous, sinful, immoral, guilty, nefarious, flagitious
Princeton's WordNet
criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactoradjective
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
Antonyms:
guiltless, clean-handed, right, innocent, legalSynonyms:
whitlow, twist, shepherd's crook, malefactor, bend, turn, crook, felon, outlawcondemnable, criminal, deplorable, reprehensible, viciousadjective
bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
"a criminal waste of talent"; "a deplorable act of violence"; "adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife"
Antonyms:
right, guiltless, innocent, clean-handed, legalSynonyms:
felonious, savage, reprehensible, fell, pitiful, venomous, miserable, lamentable, deplorable, roughshod, evil, cruel, barbarous, vicious, poisonous, woeful, condemnable, wretched, distressing, execrable, brutal, sorry, sadcriminaladjective
guilty of crime or serious offense
"criminal in the sight of God and man"
Antonyms:
clean-handed, legal, guiltless, right, innocentSynonyms:
deplorable, felonious, vicious, condemnable, reprehensiblecriminal, feloniousadjective
involving or being or having the nature of a crime
"a criminal offense"; "criminal abuse"; "felonious intent"
Antonyms:
innocent, guiltless, right, clean-handed, legalSynonyms:
deplorable, felonious, vicious, condemnable, reprehensible
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
criminaladjective
Synonyms:
felonious, flagitiouscriminalnoun
Synonyms:
felon, malefactor, culprit, criminaloid
Editors Contribution
scapegoat
a scapegoat is a person who was wrongfully accused for somebody else's wrongdoings, but a criminal is a person who is rightfully accused for their wrongdoings
the scapegoat was released from jail when the criminal was discovered.
Submitted by JP03 on October 30, 2014
How to use criminal in a sentence?
Historic criminal justice reform is now a reality because we have brought together a coalition of the unusual suspects, democrats and Republicans, the left and the right, progressives and conservatives, the ACLU and the Koch brothers, the House GOP and the Senate partnering with Jared Kushner, Donald Trump and the administration to strike a serious blow against the mass incarceration epidemic in the United States of America.
These politicians, they need to talk to the victims of alien crime, talk to the parents that I talk to that lost children at the hands of criminal aliens.
I’m a criminal defense attorney, my job is to try to keep people out of jail, but this is basically saying that he’s going to ignore the law. This is absurd on its face.
Homeland Security Jeh Johnson:
The current course we are on, towards deeper and deeper encryption, in response to the demands of the marketplace, is one that presents real challenges to those in law enforcement and national security, encryption is making it harder for your government to find criminal activity... We need your help to find the solution.
All children are essentially criminal.
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#109 | just | |
#234 | right | |
#546 | legal | |
#2384 | criminal | |
#4904 | moral | |
#7271 | innocent | |
#12949 | honorable | |
#15598 | lawful | |
#31891 | virtuous | |
#41126 | meritorious | |
#43192 | creditable | |
#57665 | laudable | |
#76738 | praiseworthy | |
#121187 | guiltless |
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