1 synonym for Thug

thug, hooligan, hoodlum, gangster, brute, bully, delinquent, goon, rowdy, tough, troublemaker, scoundrel, villain, miscreant, knave, rogue, ruff, desperado, outlaw, bandit, marauder, cutthroat, blackguard, scallywag, scamp, rascal, ne'er-do-well, cad, lout, roughneck, brawler, tough guy, enforcer, heavy, muscle, mobster, crook, criminal, felon, malefactor, offender, lawbreaker, wrongdoer, reprobate, sinner, evildoer, transgressor [x]