Synonyms of hooligan
81 similar words
Another word for hooligan is candlefish. Other synonyms of hooligan are agitator, bad boy, bad news, bear and beggar.
Synonyms and similar words for hooligan
nounA young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other group.
- agitatorOne who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others, for example political reformers.
- bad boy
- bad news
- bear
- beggarA mean or wretched person; a scoundrel.
- bhoy
- blackguard
- booger
- boot boyOne of a gang of violent hooligans who usually wear short-cropped hair and bovver boots.
- bovver boyA hooligan who creates bother (trouble), specifically a member of a skinhead gang.
- brat
- brawler
- buffoon
- bugger
- bully
- charva dialectal
- cutup
- devil
- elf
- enfant terrible
- firebrand
- gadfly
- hell-raiser
- hood
- hoodlumA rough or violent youth.
- hool slang
- hoolie slang
- hothead
- imp
- inciterOne who incites.
- initiator
- instigatorA person who intentionally instigates, incites, or starts something, especially one that creates trouble.
- joker
- jokester
- knave
- loutA troublemaker, often violent; a rude violent person; a yob.
- makebate
- minx
- mischiefA cause or agent of annoyance, harm or injury, especially a person who causes mischief.
- mischief-makerA person who makes mischief.
- miscreant
- ne'er-do-well
- pixie
- pot stirrerOne who causes unrest; one who stirs the pot.
- practical jokerSomeone who instigates practical jokes; a prankster.
- pranksterOne who performs pranks.
- puck
- punkA petty criminal, especially a juvenile delinquent.
- rabble rouserSomeone or something that tends to inspire mobs; something controversial or provocative.
- rapscallionA rascal, scamp, rogue, or scoundrel.
- rascal
- rogue
- rowdy
- ruffianA scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person.
- scampA rascal, swindler, or rogue; a ne'er-do-well.
- scapegraceA wild and reckless person (especially a boy); a scoundrel.
- scoundrelA mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honor or virtue.
- shit disturber
- shitmongerA person who peddles worthless, overblown, or harmful ideas or gossip.
- shit-stirrerOne who enjoys creating trouble for others by provoking controversy, for example by revealing facts that others would...
- tearawayAn impetuous and reckless person who is difficult to control; a hothead.
- thug
- toughA person who obtains things by force; a thug or bully.
- troublemaker
- undesirableAn undesirable person.
- vandal
- wag
- wrangler
- yob UKA person who engages in antisocial behaviour or drunkenness.
- yobbo UKA yob.
- breedbate obsoleteSomeone who causes quarrels; a quarreler.
- jackanapes dated(A proper name for) a person thought to behave like an ape or monkey, for example, in being impudent, mischievous...
- kindle-coal obsoleteA troublemaker.
- kindle-fire obsoleteSomething, such as a person or event, that initiates events or incites a response.
- rakeshame obsoleteAn objectionable person.
- rantipole obsoleteA rude, unruly young person.
- roly-poly obsoleteA mischievous or worthless person; a scoundrel, a rascal.
- titivil obsoleteA mischievous gossip or a troublemaker.
- wagpastie obsoleteA rogue; a rascal; a scoundrel.
nounA type of fish, an anadromous smelt, Thaleichthys pacificus, found in the North Pacific.
- eulachonSynonym of candlefish.
- candlefishAn oily edible fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, from the northern Pacific, that was once dried and used as a candle or...
Meaning of hooligan
- noun A young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other group.
- noun A member of the United States Coast Guard.
- verb To act as a hooligan (etymology 1, noun sense 1).
hooligan in other languages
Questions about synonyms of hooligan
- What is another word for hooligan?
- Hooligan has 81 synonyms on Word.ws, such as candlefish, agitator, bad boy, bad news, bear, beggar, bhoy and blackguard.
- What does hooligan mean?
- Hooligan means a young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other group.
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