accessory vs criminal

criminal vs accessory

accessory and criminal both are nouns.

accessory and criminal both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
accessory	Yes	Yes	No	No
criminal	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, criminal is a hypernym of accessory; that is, criminal is a word with a broader meaning than accessory:

accessory: someone who helps another person commit a crime
criminal: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

Other hypernyms of accessory include crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw.

accessory (noun)	criminal (noun)
a supplementary component that improves capability	someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing
someone who helps another person commit a crime

accessory (adjective)	criminal (adjective)
furnishing added support	guilty of crime or serious offense
aiding and abetting in a crime	involving or being or having the nature of a crime
	bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

Difference between accessory and criminal

Words related to "criminal"

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