Synonyms of hangdog

nounA base, degraded person.

• sneak
• gallows birdA person who deserves, or is likely, to be hanged.
• crack-hemp obsoleteA person who deserves to be, or is likely to be, hanged.
• crack-rope obsoleteA person who deserves to be, or is likely to be, hanged; a gallows bird.
• gallows colloquial, obsolete
• hang dog obsolete
• hempie British, dialectal
• scapegallows obsoleteA criminal who has narrowly escaped from being hanged.
• slip-halter obsoleteSomeone who deserves to be, or is likely to be, hanged.
• wag-halter obsoleteSomeone who is likely to swing in a halter; someone likely to be hanged.