delinquent

English Thesaurus

1. a young offender (noun.person)

hypernym	:	offender, wrongdoer,
definition	:	a person who transgresses moral or civil law (noun.person)

2. past due; not paid at the scheduled time (adj.all)

similar	:	due,
definition	:	owed and payable immediately or on demand (adj.all)

3. failing in what duty requires (adj.all)

similar	:	negligent,
definition	:	characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern (adj.all)

4. guilty of a misdeed (adj.all)

similar	:	guilty,
definition	:	responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act (adj.all)

5. a young offender (noun.person)

derivation	:	delinquent,
definition	:	guilty of a misdeed (adj.all)

6. failing in what duty requires (adj.all)

derivation	:	neglect, neglectfulness, negligence,
definition	:	the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	laxity, laxness, remissness, slackness,
definition	:	the quality of being lax and neglectful (noun.attribute)

7. guilty of a misdeed (adj.all)

derivation	:	delinquency, dereliction, willful neglect,
definition	:	a tendency to be negligent and uncaring (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	delinquent, juvenile delinquent,
definition	:	a young offender (noun.person)

8. a young offender (noun.person)

derivation	:	delinquent,
definition	:	guilty of a misdeed (adj.all)

9. failing in what duty requires (adj.all)

derivation	:	neglect, neglectfulness, negligence,
definition	:	the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	laxity, laxness, remissness, slackness,
definition	:	the quality of being lax and neglectful (noun.attribute)

10. guilty of a misdeed (adj.all)

derivation	:	delinquency, dereliction, willful neglect,
definition	:	a tendency to be negligent and uncaring (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	delinquent, juvenile delinquent,
definition	:	a young offender (noun.person)