criminal
90
3.7
- adjective
- /ˈkrɪmɪnəl/
:
reprobable
- Speaker, what the Prime Minister is doing is a criminal waste of money.
It's just it's criminal to borrow a term.
- It's just it's criminal to borrow a term.
- The next crime being charged by the prosecution is criminal hypocrisy.
- And that is a criminal waste of money.
- It was misceiving and it was criminal and but was it Gobble Tutton.
Examples
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And that is a criminal waste of money.
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To me, that's a criminal act.
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You could have an impressive career in politics or criminal justice, should you so choose.
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The next crime being charged by the prosecution is criminal hypocrisy.
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" If we don't, it will be a criminal oversight.
Academic text (2007) -
They want you to believe that these men spent their lives with the criminal element you saw in this courtroom.
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The proposal would be less of a burden on speech than a criminal sanction, he says.
Academic text (1997) -
Similarly, local community and criminal justice agencies engaged in numerous activities to combat methamphetamine problems.
Academic text (2005) -
Utilitarianism can offer us a new way of contextualizing why Frank's criminal tendencies should be understood as ethically wrong.
Academic text (2017) -
The government's failure to act on climate change is a criminal neglect of responsibility.
Synonyms
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1.0
Morally wrong or harmful to other people
291
4.4
Willing to act dishonestly to gain money or power
149
4.6
A person or action that is very bad and cruel
95
5.7
Very bad in a way that makes people feel strong dislike and disgust
71
4.9
Morally wrong or deserving strong criticism
50
7.9
Morally wrong and deserving strong criticism
48
7.8
Very bad and cruel in the way someone behaves
38
6.8
Very bad and unacceptable, deserving strong criticism
26
8.1
Very different from what most people accept in behavior or morals
23
6.0
Not honest or fair and causing shame
20
5.4
Deserves strong blame or dislike
14
7.3
Very bad and cruel, often hurting other people
1
7.5
Deserving strong criticism for being wrong
1
9.9
A very wicked and criminal act that shocks people
1
7.9
Deserving criticism because someone did something wrong
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
51
6.4
A person who does very serious illegal acts during a war, like killing civilians
20
6.5
A case in which the government takes someone to court to decide if they are guilty of a crime
14
3.5
An action that breaks the law and can result in punishment such as jail or fines
- Formal
5
8.2
Having or controlling something the law forbids that can lead to criminal charges
- Formal
4
7.5
Serious carelessness that puts other people at risk of harm or death
- Formal
3
8.8
Showing disrespect or disobeying a court and its orders can be punished as a crime
2
7.1
A person who often commits the same kind of crime and is arrested many times
A former lawsuit where a husband or wife sued someone for having sex with their married partner
A Canadian government group that shares and coordinates crime information for police across the country
The United States Army unit that investigates serious crimes involving soldiers worldwide
- Archaic
Illegally helping or interfering in someone else's lawsuit to block a fair decision
- NSFW
Sexual activity the law makes illegal, for example sex with a close family member or with a child
An agency that investigates crimes by members of the United States Army worldwide
The main Army lab that tests evidence for criminal cases
A laboratory in the United States Army that tests evidence to help criminal investigations
How Bad
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Criminal also comes from Latin crimen 'crime', and a helpful way to remember the second meaning is to think 'so wrong it is like a crime'. That's why calling something criminal can mean it is very bad or deserves strong blame.