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Antonyms for delinquent


Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : dih-ling-kwuh nt
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈlɪŋ kwənt



Definition of delinquent

Origin :
  • late 15c., from Middle French délinquant, from present participle of délinquer (15c.), and directly from Latin delinquentum (nominative delinquens), present participle of delinquere "to fail; be wanting, fall short; offend," from de- "completely" (see de-) + linquere "to leave" (see relinquish). As an adjective, from c.1600.
  • adj irresponsible, defaulting
  • noun criminal, often young
Example sentences :
  • There was time for no more, and Saunders proceeded to summon the delinquent.
  • Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • They were the wife, the mother, and the children of the delinquent.
  • Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
  • Oswald now hopes that English justice will not be delinquent.
  • Extract from : « Oswald Langdon » by Carson Jay Lee
  • He may slowly and cautiously, and even tenderly approach a delinquent.
  • Extract from : « The Teacher » by Jacob Abbott
  • Gilian left the book where it lay to conceal from those behind that he had been the delinquent.
  • Extract from : « Gilian The Dreamer » by Neil Munro
  • Her pale face revealed the consternation and the apprehension of the delinquent.
  • Extract from : « Dona Perfecta » by B. Perez Galdos
  • We all knew that Rapaud was the delinquent—he had bragged about it so—overnight in the dormitory.
  • Extract from : « The Martian » by George Du Maurier
  • A study of the delinquent wards of the Juvenile Court of Chicago.
  • Extract from : « Introduction to the Science of Sociology » by Robert E. Park
  • We stated the case, and all turned out to help hunt for the delinquent.
  • Extract from : « Mark Twain's Speeches » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • So they eat supper and waited; but no appearance of the delinquent.
  • Extract from : « Six Girls » by Fannie Belle Irving

Synonyms for delinquent

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