delinquent

delinquent is a 10-letter English word with 6 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty. Face value is 20 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 20 · Words With Friends 24 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.
2. noun. One who fails or neglects to perform his duty; an offender or transgressor; one who commits a fault or a crime; a culprit.
3. noun. a young offender
4. adjective. past due; not paid at the scheduled time

   "an overdue installment"

   "a delinquent account"

   Synonyms: overdue

5. adjective. failing in what duty requires

   "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"

   "neglectful of his duties"

   Synonyms: derelict, neglectful, remiss

6. adjective. guilty of a misdeed

   "delinquent minors"

Synonyms

overdue, derelict, neglectful, remiss

Common word forms

delinquents, delinquently

Words from these letters

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