Synonyms of wrongdoing

wrongdoing

noun

1

as in crime

a breaking of a moral or legal code

a local newspaper exposed the contractor's elaborate attempts to cover up his wrongdoings

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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2

as in misconduct

improper or illegal behavior

the police officer was found to be completely innocent of any wrongdoing

Synonyms & Similar Words

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