MISCONDUCTS Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of misconduct

as in wrongdoings

improper or illegal behavior some rough play got the hockey player fined for misconduct on the ice

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as in adulteries

a sexual encounter or relationship between a married person and someone other than their spouse both parties cited misconduct as the reason for the divorce

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misconducts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of misconduct

as in abuses

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

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Recent Examples of misconducts

Noun

The game featured several scrums after the whistle, a spirited fight between Montreal’s Josh Anderson and Tampa Bay’s Declan Carlile, and seven 10-minute misconducts — culminating in 126 penalty minutes. — ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026 The chaotic matchup saw referees call 65 penalties for 312 minutes, including 13 game misconducts. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025 That came two days after another slugfest of a contest that saw the teams combine for eight misconducts, four fights and another 186 penalty minutes at Tampa’s Benchmark International Arena. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025 All three men were given misconducts and a handful of penalties throughout the game. — Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025

Verb

In addition, referees were instructed to apply the rules regarding fouls and misconducts more strictly – a move meant to protect players and their inventiveness. — Cesar R. Torres, The Conversation, 26 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for misconducts

Noun

Typically, people will try to make amends with each other and seek forgiveness for wrongdoings.

— Bailey Allen, The Providence Journal, 10 Sep. 2026
That is how the Trumps and Bidens get away with their wrongdoings.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of wrongdoings

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Detectives will continue investigating these cases aggressively, and anyone who abuses their position with a child will be held accountable.

— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
New York City’s child welfare agency routinely abuses its emergency power to take children from their parents without a court order, creating lifelong consequences for families, a new class-action lawsuit seeking to end the practice alleged Thursday.

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026

Definition of abuses

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The administration has repeated claims of targeting immigrants with criminal histories, but recent data suggests more than half of those arrested in July had not been convicted of any crimes and were not facing any criminal charges.

— Heather Hollingsworth, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
Officers from the Investigative Psychology Unit, which specializes in complex or serial violent crimes, are part of the investigation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of crimes

Verb

The numbers may be right while the decision violates a policy, bypasses a control or occurs at the wrong point in the process.

— Sunil Padiyar, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
The court did not decide whether allowing transgender girls to compete in girls’ sports violates Title IX, instead ruling that California lacked clear notice that excluding transgender athletes was a condition of receiving federal education funding.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026