Adjective delinquent has 4 senses
- delinquent - guilty of a minor misdeed; "delinquent minors"
Antonyms: innocent, guiltless, clean-handed (indirect, via guilty)
- derelict, delinquent, neglectful, remiss - failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills"
Antonym: diligent (indirect, via negligent)
- delinquent - persistently bad; "school for delinquent boys"
Antonym: corrigible (indirect, via incorrigible)
- delinquent, overdue - past due; not paid at the scheduled time; "an overdue installment"; "a delinquent account"
Antonyms: undue, not due (indirect, via due)
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Noun delinquent has 1 sense
- delinquent, juvenile delinquent - a young offender
--1 is a kind of wrongdoer, offender
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