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Synonyms & Antonyms of wrongdoing
1
a breaking of a moral or legal code
- a local newspaper exposed the contractor's elaborate attempts to cover up his wrongdoings
Synonyms for wrongdoing
- breach,
- crime,
- debt,
- error,
- lawbreaking,
- malefaction,
- misdeed,
- misdoing,
- offense
- (or offence),
- sin,
- transgression,
- trespass,
- violation
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2
improper or illegal behavior
- the police officer was found to be completely innocent of any wrongdoing
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“Wrongdoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrongdoing. Accessed 15 Oct. 2021.
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