MISCONDUCTED Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

misconducted

verb

past tense of misconduct

as in violated

to manage badly misconducted the polar expedition and paid for his mistakes with his life

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In a victory for the journalists, Kelly expanded a previous, temporary ruling that the administration had violated the news outlets' Fifth Amendment right to due process.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
Nevertheless, even if the amendments had met the threshold and passed, the WIAA cannot implement a policy that is in violation of Washington state law and the amendments proposed would have violated state law.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

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The bottom of the walls was damaged; these surfaces are not smooth and easily cleanable.

— NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
But cars have been burned, trees damaged and people hurt in communities across the Palestinian territory, with some people calling this the most dangerous season yet.

— Reuters, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of damaged

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Macedo wrote a letter to Steve Kawa, the chair of the authority’s board, ahead of the meeting saying that Choudri had misused taxpayer money and abused public trust.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Krems said the nanny, Chun-May Lee, who allegedly abused the children, was quickly fired.

— Austin Turner, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of abused

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That law provided a narrow path to freedom if Galloway could find crucial new evidence or prove that previous lawyers had mishandled the case.

— Samantha Melamed, ProPublica, 13 Oct. 2026
The Fed’s watchdog said renovations were mishandled, but no laws were broken.

— Alec Dent, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026

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