Hoodlum Synonyms

ho͝odləm, ho͝od-
A person who treats others violently and roughly, especially for hire
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. goon
  2. thug
  3. criminal
  4. gangster
  5. ruffian
  6. hooligan
  7. crook
  8. tough
  9. hood
  10. gorilla
  11. punk
  12. outlaw
  13. (colloq.) rowdy
  14. bully
  15. delinquent
  16. larrikin
  17. mobster
  18. rowdy
  19. toughie
  20. strong-armer
A rough, violent person who engages in destructive actions
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. mug
  2. roughneck
  3. rowdy
  4. ruffian
  5. tough
  6. toughie
  7. hood
  8. punk

Words Related to Hoodlum

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Hoodlum Sentence Examples

  • I guess if they did, his hoodlum pals gave him an alibi.

  • At first the young hoodlum thought it was the drugs in his system playing up.

  • Fred thinks orange roughy is a hoodlum from Northern Ireland!

  • The labels documenting the body parts adopt the language used by Alex, A Clockwork Orange's teenage hoodlum.