Synonyms of wrongdoing

wrongdoing

noun

ˈrȯŋ-ˌdü-iŋ 

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in misconduct

improper or illegal behavior

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wrongdoing

The settlement will cost the company, which didn’t acknowledge wrongdoing, up to seventeen billion dollars, a striking figure. — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026

The governor and those involved denied wrongdoing and said the state’s actions were proper. — Liv Caputo, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026

Meta has agreed to make a number of changes to the way Instagram and Facebook operate for its youngest users, while denying any wrongdoing. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026

The drama began bubbling on Facebook in July, when Detroit activist Jahdante Smith and another Detroit activist began posting intimate photos of Walker and Sheffield, and accusing Walker of wrongdoing. — Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026