Synonyms of misdoing

misdoing

noun

ˌmis-ˈdü-iŋ 

1

as in crime

a breaking of a moral or legal code

the sordid misdoings of the city councilman were exposed as a result of an intense investigation by the local newspaper

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crime
• violation
• sin
• wrongdoing
• felony
• misdeed
• error
• trespass
• sinfulness
• debt
• transgression
• breach
• lawbreaking
• offense
• malefaction
• misconduct
• misfeasance
• infringement
• misdemeanor
• abuse
• corruption
• hate crime
• criminality
• immorality
• fault
• wickedness
• illegality
• bias crime
• foible
• unlawfulness
• vice
• licentiousness
• iniquity
• peccadillo
• depravity
• debauchery
• lawlessness
• downfall
• break
• iniquitousness
• fall
• descent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• innocence
• blamelessness
• impeccability
• virtue
• morality
• goodness
• guiltlessness
• righteousness
• noncrime
• faultlessness
• virtuousness
• irreproachability

2

as in wrongdoing

improper or illegal behavior

kept a watchful eye for any misdoing by the members of the clergy

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of misdoing

When Whitney accuses her of lying to cover up her misdoings, everything explodes. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025

An American journalist seeking to write about the rich celebrities instead learns about financial, political and treasonous misdoings – even murder. — Carole Goldberg, courant.com, 3 July 2019

Yet, the very reality of 2018 is that Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court Justice nomination pushed the seemingly consequence-free misdoings of those attending the country’s elite prep schools into the news cycle. — Veronica Walsingham, Teen Vogue, 5 Oct. 2018

This is not the first time Facebook has had to publicly increase previous estimates of misdoings on its platform. — Issie Lapowsky, WIRED, 4 Apr. 2018

South Korean politicians accused of misdoing often apologize for causing trouble while still denying wrongdoing. — Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2018

All of the angst could have been avoided if not for some political misdoings. — Joe Haakenson, Daily Pilot, 21 Dec. 2017

Reports about financial misdoings, the possible collapse of venerable institutions, rising unemployment caused by advanced technology — all of these affected the psychology of spending. — Robert J. Shiller, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2016