MISDEED Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

misdeed

noun

ˌmis-ˈdēd

Definition of misdeed

as in crime

a breaking of a moral or legal code punished for her misdeeds by the church elders

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Recent Examples of misdeed More recently, investigations of financial misdeeds have inspired public ennui. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026 The Club started a position years ago on the belief that CEO Charlie Scharf could clean up the bank's past regulatory misdeeds. — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026 In Seminole’s code enforcement case, county staff said Moncrief was willing to correct his misdeed. — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026 The trailer introduces audiences to 16-year-old Teagan Tao (Miku Martineau), a high-school student and star rower whose life is upended when her father’s misdeeds come to light, forcing she and her mom to relocate to the east coast. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for misdeed

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Republicans, however, could take advantage of Newsom’s action and cast him as a soft-on-crime liberal who is out of touch with most Americans, which risks turning away moderate voters.

— Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Eisenberg was sworn in as assistant attorney general in charge of the department's National Security Division in June 2025 and oversaw cases involving espionage, terrorism, export control violations, cyber crimes and other matters.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of crime

Noun

The Lakers, playing with Sexton as their primary ballhandler during the stretch, had four turnovers during the drought, including a shot clock violation after a timeout.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
The building didn’t just fall into disrepair but was legally condemned by the town of Branford due to fire safety and other code violations.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of violation

Noun

The youngster replaced Feyi-Waboso, who was hurt from Angus Bell's hip-drop tackle that earned the prop 10 minutes in the sin-bin, and made an instant impact with a left-wing surge that set up Van Poortvliet’s try.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026
Some would argue that Paxton’s sins are more exotic than those of your ordinary Texan.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of sin

Noun

GoodRx has not admitted any wrongdoing but agreed to the settlement to resolve the allegations.

— Brian Sloan, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026
Advertisement Spokespeople for the Interior and Transportation departments have denied wrongdoing on the part of their respective leaders to media outlets.

— Connor Greene, Time, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of wrongdoing

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