Defenition of the word delinquent
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Defenition of the word delinquent
- Guilty of a minor delict.
- persistently bad; "school for delinquent boys"
- guilty of a minor misdeed; "delinquent minors"
- a young offender
- past due; not paid at the scheduled time; "an overdue installment"; "a delinquent account"
- failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills"
- past due; not paid at the scheduled time
- failing in what duty requires
- guilty of a misdeed
Synonyms for the word delinquent
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- aberrant
- antisocial
- careless
- criminal
- crook
- derelict
- failing
- felon
- felonious
- guilty party
- irresponsible
- juvenile delinquent
- lawbreaker
- neglectful
- negligent
- offending
- overdue
- reckless
- remiss
- wrong
- wrongdoer
Similar words in the delinquent
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- delinquent
- delinquent's
- delinquently
- delinquents
- due
- guilty
- incorrigible
- negligent
- owed
Hypernyms for the word delinquent
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