Synonyms & related words for recidivist

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of recidivist — including recidivistic, backslider, recidivous, miscreant. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to recidivist

Explore words related to recidivist — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include recidivism, offender, recidivate, felon, lawbreaker, scofflaw, felonry, criminal. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for recidivist

Common synonyms for recidivist include recidivistic, backslider, recidivous, miscreant — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does recidivist come from?

The word recidivist breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: re-, from Latin re (“back”); and -cid, from Latin cado (“fall”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.