Synonyms of malpractice

malpractice

noun

as in misconduct

law careless, wrong, or illegal actions by someone (such as a doctor) who is performing a professional duty

a surgeon accused of malpractice

Related Words

• misconduct
• negligence
• malfeasance
• irresponsibility
• carelessness
• delinquency
• recklessness
• neglectfulness
• laxness
• omission
• neglect
• heedlessness
• remissness
• irresponsibleness
• slackness
• mismanagement
• rashness
• foolhardiness
• wildness
• incaution
• dereliction
• incautiousness
• mishandling
• forgetfulness
• misdirection
• inattention
• inattentiveness
• inadvertence
• inadvertency
• shortsightedness
• obliviousness
• unwariness

Dissimilar Words

• awareness
• attention
• attentiveness
• alertness
• responsibility
• vigilance
• circumspection
• observance
• watchfulness
• care
• caution
• carefulness
• responsibleness
• cautiousness
• heedfulness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of malpractice

As well as this now shuttered trial, Clancy and her ex-husband have a civil case in the courts for medical malpractice against their healthcare providers. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026

The suit seeks unspecified damages for claims including legal malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty and racketeering. — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

Copyright, trade secrets, malpractice—none of it was written for this, and stretching it will only lead to unfair results. — Hamid Kohan, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

That means our view of ourselves, in reality, also has no darkness—there can be no misidentification or malpractice of ourselves. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Aug. 2026