Synonyms & related words for terrorist

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of terrorist — including terror, criminal, insurgent. 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 terrorist

Explore words related to terrorist — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include terroristic, terrorism, extremists, jihadists, terrorizer, terrorize, hijackers, antiterrorist. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for terrorist

Common synonyms for terrorist include terror, criminal, insurgent — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does terrorist come from?

The word terrorist breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root terr-, from Latin terreo (“frighten”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.