Synonyms of criminality
32 similar words
Another word for criminality is crime. Other synonyms of criminality are delinquency, badness, evilness and evil.
Synonyms and similar words for criminality
nounThe state of being criminal.
- criminalnessThe state or quality of being criminal.
- atrociousnessThe state or quality of being atrocious.
- awfulness
- badnessThe quality or degree of being bad.
- corruption
- corruptnessThe state of being corrupt.
- dacoityViolent robbery carried out by a dacoit or a gang of dacoits.
- depravity
- enormity
- evil
- evilnessThe quality or state of being evil.
- immorality
- knavery
- nefariousnessThe state or characteristic of being nefarious.
- rascality
- savagery
- scoundrelry
- scumminessThe state or condition of being scummy.
- turpitude
- vileness
- villainhoodThe state of being a villain.
- villainousnessThe state or condition of being villainous; wicked behaviour.
- villainry
- villainy
- wickedness
nounCriminal activity.
- crimeCriminal acts collectively.
- delinquencyA criminal offense.
nounA criminal act.
- criminal offenceA crime.
- malefactionA crime, an offense, an evil deed.
- perpetrationSomething (such as a crime) that is perpetrated.
- unlawfulnessThe state of being unlawful.
- unlaw obsoleteA crime, an illegal action.
Meaning of criminality
- noun The state of being criminal.
- noun Criminal activity.
- noun A criminal act.
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Questions about synonyms of criminality
- What is another word for criminality?
- Criminality has 32 synonyms on Word.ws, such as crime, delinquency, badness, evilness and evil.
- What does criminality mean?
- Criminality means the state of being criminal.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: criminality (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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