bandit

The word “bandit” has 2 syllables: ban-dit

It's pronounced as /ˈbændɪt/


What is synonym and antonym for bandit?

In the thesaurus, “bandit” has 58 synonyms and 2 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for bandit along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for bandit

  • abductor
  • brigand
  • burglar
  • carjacker
  • cat burglar
  • cracksman
  • criminal
  • crook
  • cutpurse
  • desperado
  • despoiler
  • dip
  • embezzler
  • footpad
  • forager
  • gangster
  • grafter
  • gunperson
  • highwayman
  • highwayperson
  • hijacker
  • holdup person
  • hooligan
  • housebreaker
  • kidnaper
  • kidnapper
  • klepto
  • kleptomaniac
  • larcenist
  • looter
  • marauder
  • mobster
  • mugger
  • outlaw
  • picklock
  • pickpocket
  • pilferer
  • pillager
  • pincher
  • pirate
  • plunderer
  • poacher
  • purloiner
  • racketeer
  • raider
  • ransacker
  • ravager
  • ravisher
  • robber
  • rustler
  • safecracker
  • shoplifter
  • skyjacker
  • smuggler
  • sneak thief
  • stealer
  • thief
  • villain

Antonyms for bandit

Meanings of bandit

  • noun
    1. One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.
    2. An outlaw.
    3. One who cheats others.
    4. An enemy aircraft.
    5. A runner who covertly joins a race without having registered as a participant.
  • verb
    1. To rob, or steal from, in the manner of a bandit.

Example Sentences

  • The story featured a clever bandit who outsmarted the sheriff.
  • They dressed up as a bandit for the Halloween party.
  • The movie follows a notorious bandit who steals from the rich.
  • The old legend spoke of a bandit who roamed the mountains at night.
  • She played the role of the charming bandit in the school play.

On this page you'll find 60 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to bandit, such as: abductor, brigand, burglar, carjacker, cat burglar, cracksman, criminal.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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  • abduction
  • banditry
  • black marketeering
  • burglary
  • carjacking
  • despoilment
  • despoliation
  • embezzlement
  • embezzling
  • filching
  • graft
  • highjacking
  • hijacking
  • housebreaking
  • kidnaping
  • kidnapping
  • larceny
  • looting
  • misapplication
  • misappropriation
  • peculation
  • petit larceny
  • petty larceny
  • pilferage
  • pilfering
  • pillage
  • piracy
  • plunder
  • plundering
  • poaching
  • purloining
  • robbery
  • rustling
  • seize
  • shanghaiing
  • shoplifting
  • smuggling
  • spoliation
  • stealing
  • theft
  • thievery

jailbird

  • JD
  • bad actor
  • bad egg
  • bad guy
  • bad person
  • baddie
  • baddy
  • bandit
  • black marketeer
  • black sheep
  • blackguard
  • blackmailer
  • bootlegger
  • brigand
  • bully
  • cad
  • caitiff
  • captive
  • capture
  • chain gang member
  • con
  • convict
  • criminal
  • crook
  • culprit
  • dawdler
  • deadhead
  • delinquent
  • desperado
  • detainee
  • deuce
  • drifter
  • drunkard
  • evader
  • evildoer
  • ex-con
  • fallen angel
  • felon
  • fink
  • fugitive
  • gangster
  • guerrilla
  • guilty party
  • guilty person
  • gunslinger
  • heavy
  • heel
  • hellhound
  • hood
  • hoodlum
  • hooligan
  • hostage
  • hustler
  • inmate
  • inside person
  • internee
  • juvenile delinquent
  • juvie
  • lag
  • lawbreaker
  • lifer
  • loafer
  • long-termer
  • loser
  • lounger
  • louse
  • lowlife
  • malefactor
  • marauder
  • miscreant
  • mobster
  • mug
  • muscle
  • neglecter
  • offender
  • outcast
  • outlaw
  • pariah
  • parolee
  • pickpocket
  • prisoner
  • probationer
  • punk
  • racketeer
  • rapscallion
  • rascal
  • rat
  • recreant
  • repeater
  • reprobate
  • robber
  • rogue
  • rounder
  • rowdy
  • ruffian
  • scalawag
  • scamp
  • scofflaw
  • scoundrel
  • scum
  • sinner
  • slippery eel
  • sneak
  • suspect
  • thug
  • tough
  • transgressor
  • trespasser
  • trusty
  • vagabond
  • varlet
  • villain
  • wretch
  • wrong number
  • wrongdoer
  • yardbird
  • young offender

abductors

  • bandits
  • burglars
  • carjackers
  • cat burglars
  • cracksmen
  • cutpurses
  • despoilers
  • dips
  • embezzlers
  • footpads
  • grafters
  • highwaymen
  • hijackers
  • housebreakers
  • kidnapers
  • kidnappers
  • kleptomaniacs
  • kleptos
  • looters
  • muggers
  • picklocks
  • pickpockets
  • pilferers
  • pillagers
  • pirates
  • plunderers
  • poachers
  • ransackers
  • ravishers
  • rustlers
  • safecrackers
  • shoplifters
  • skyjackers
  • smugglers
  • sneak thiefs

baddies

  • assassins
  • bandits
  • beasts
  • blackguards
  • bravoes
  • bravos
  • brutes
  • cads
  • caitiffs
  • cons
  • convicts
  • criminals
  • crooks
  • culprits
  • cutthroats
  • desperadoes
  • desperados
  • devils
  • evildoers
  • felons
  • fiends
  • gangsters
  • goons
  • gunmen
  • heavies
  • heels
  • hoodlums
  • hooligans
  • hounds
  • jailbirds
  • knaves
  • lawbreakers
  • losers
  • lowlifes
  • lowlives
  • malefactors
  • meanies
  • miscreants
  • monsters
  • nazis
  • no-goods
  • offenders
  • outlaws
  • perpetrators
  • perps
  • racketeers
  • rapscallions
  • rascals
  • reprobates
  • rogues
  • roughs
  • rowdies
  • ruffians
  • savages
  • scalawags
  • scallywags
  • scamps
  • scapegraces
  • scoundrels
  • serpents
  • sinners
  • snakes
  • stinkers
  • thugs
  • toughs
  • transgressors
  • trash
  • trespassers
  • varlets
  • villainesses
  • villains
  • vipers
  • wretches
  • wrongdoers

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