Synonyms of malfeasance

malfeasance

noun

ˌmal-ˈfē-zᵊn(t)s 

as in misconduct

improper or illegal behavior

a campaign to impeach the governor for malfeasance in office

Synonyms & Similar Words

• misconduct
• wrongdoing
• crime
• misbehavior
• trespass
• mistake
• error
• misdoing
• malpractice
• misdeed
• misdemeanor
• sin
• transgression
• wrong
• blunder
• malefaction
• indiscretion
• impropriety
• goings-on
• hanky-panky
• stumble
• slip
• gaffe
• misstep
• familiarity
• fumble
• fault
• lapse
• miscue
• flub
• slipup
• goof

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of malfeasance

The 16-count indictment against Republican Liz Murrill, handed up Thursday by a New Orleans grand jury, charges Louisiana’s first female attorney general with intimidation and malfeasance. — Safiyah Riddle, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

That clashed with the law that established the FTC in 1914, when Congress said commissioners could only be removed for inefficiency, neglect of duty or malfeasance in office. — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 29 June 2026

This kind of work, exposing malfeasance and structural corruption, has historically led to a multitude of risks for journalists. — Gypsy Guillén Kaiser, Fortune, 23 June 2026

In an ideal world, progressives would have howled about how wrong that was, but progressives were the beneficiaries of Twitter’s malfeasance, so the company’s censorship was seen as acceptable, even desirable. — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026