Synonyms of peccadillo

peccadillo

noun

as in crime

a small mistake or fault that is not regarded as very bad or serious

His political career was marked by numerous peccadillos, but no huge scandals.

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of peccadillo

And the show sometimes gets goofy in depicting the personalities and peccadilloes of each faction. — Judy Berman, TIME, 28 Nov. 2024

Yet the Biden Justice Department remains indifferent, as if the issue were merely the personal peccadillos of the president’s ne’er-do-well son, Hunter. — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 25 May 2023

His audiences know that family peccadilloes are a cornerstone of that material, which nestles this fictional exploration of similar subject matter firmly in his comfort zone. — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 24 May 2023

Sadly, performance and build quality didn’t live up to the promise, and fewer than 9,000 units were made by the time the entire operation was shuttered following John DeLorean’s white-powder peccadillo. — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2022

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