The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms INTRO ...

illustrious, famous, famed, honoured, exalted, respected,
celebrated, renowned, acclaimed, well-thought-of: Ian enjoys an
honourable reputation as a publisher.
hoodlum n. gangster, thug, racketeer, mobster, desperado, terrorist,
ruffian, tough, rowdy, knave, Colloq hooligan, baddy, crook, US
plug-ugly, Slang goon, Brit yob, yobbo, US mug, bad actor,
roughneck, hood, gunsel, hit man, torpedo, French apache,
Australian larrikin: He has a few hoodlums on the payroll who
do the dirty work.
hoodwink v. fool, trick, deceive, delude, dupe, gull, hoax, defraud,
mislead, humbug, outwit, Colloq bamboozle, pull the wool over
(someone's) eyes, pull a fast one on, lead (someone) up or down
the garden path, put one over on (someone), throw dust in
(someone's) eyes, take (someone) for a ride, string (someone)
along, Slang rook, con, suck in, US sucker in, snow: They are
trying to hoodwink the voters into believing that the recession
is over.
hook n. 1 hanger, peg, holder; fastener, catch, clasp, clip, pin:
Hang your hat on that hook. I'm using a safety pin because the
hook on my dress is gone. 2 snare, trap; fish-hook: What can we
use as a hook to catch the fish? 3 by hook or by crook. somehow
(or other), someway, come what may, by fair means or foul, (by)
one way or another: I have to get out of this place by hook or
by crook. 4 hook, line, and sinker. completely, entirely, all
the way, through and through, thoroughly, entirely, totally,
utterly, wholly: She actually fell for that old routine hook,
line, and sinker. 5 off the hook. (set) free, (in the) clear,
out of it; out of trouble, acquitted, exonerated, cleared, let
off, vindicated, off: After paying them the extortion money, he
still wasn't off the hook.
--v. 6 catch, trap, entrap, snare, ensnare; grab, capture,
collar, nab, seize; Chiefly US and Canadian snag, Colloq pinch:
The petty crooks have been caught but we now want to hook the
big fish himself. 7 steal, pilfer, filch, palm, shoplift, rob,
Slang snitch, rip off, Euphemistic liberate, remove, borrow,
appropriate, Brit nick, Chiefly Brit pinch: They used to hook
sweets from Woolies'.
hop v. 1 jump, leap, bound, spring, vault; skip, caper, gambol,