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misdoing

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of misdoing

1 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 of misdoing

breach, crime, debt, error, lawbreaking, malefaction, misdeed, offense (or offence), sin, transgression, trespass, violation, wrongdoing

Words Related to misdoing

bias crime, hate crime

felony, misconduct, misdemeanor, misfeasance

fault, foible, peccadillo

break, infringement

immorality, iniquitousness, iniquity, sinfulness, vice, wickedness

corruption, debauchery, depravity, licentiousness

abuse, criminality, illegality, lawlessness, unlawfulness

descent, downfall, fall

Near Antonyms of misdoing

blamelessness, faultlessness, guiltlessness, impeccability, innocence, irreproachability

goodness, morality, righteousness, virtue, virtuousness

Antonyms of misdoing

2 improper or illegal behavior

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

Synonyms of misdoing

malfeasance, misbehavior, misconduct, wrongdoing

Words Related to misdoing

crime, malefaction, misdeed, misdemeanor, sin, transgression, trespass, wrong

goings-on, hanky-panky

familiarity, gaffe, impropriety, indiscretion

blunder, error, fault, flub, fumble, goof, lapse, miscue, misstep, mistake, slip, slipup, stumble

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