criminal vs thug

thug vs criminal

criminal and thug both are nouns.

criminal is an adjective but thug is not an adjective.

criminal is not a verb while thug is a verb.

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

As nouns, thug is a hyponym of criminal; that is, thug is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than criminal:

criminal: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
thug: an aggressive and violent young criminal

Other hyponyms of criminal include accessary, accessory, arsonist, firebug, incendiary, blackmailer, extortioner, extortionist, bootlegger, moonshiner, briber, suborner, coconspirator, conspirator, machinator, plotter, desperado, desperate criminal, fugitive, fugitive from justice, gangster, mobster, highbinder, highjacker, hijacker, goon, hood, hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, tough, toughie, gaolbird, jail bird, jailbird, abductor, kidnaper, kidnapper, snatcher, mafioso, gangster's moll, gun moll, moll, liquidator, manslayer, murderer, parolee, probationer, drug dealer, drug peddler, drug trafficker, peddler, pusher, racketeer, raper, rapist, habitual criminal, recidivist, repeater, scofflaw, contrabandist, moon-curser, moon curser, runner, smuggler, stealer, thief, traitor, treasonist, law offender, lawbreaker, violator.

criminal (noun)	thug (noun)
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime	an aggressive and violent young criminal

criminal (adjective)	thug (adjective)
guilty of crime or serious offense
involving or being or having the nature of a crime
bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

criminal (verb)	thug (verb)
	Acting like a criminal or antisocially but with positive connotations

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