Synonyms of malpractice

malpractice

noun

as in misconduct

law careless, wrong, or illegal actions by someone (such as a doctor) who is performing a professional duty

a surgeon accused of malpractice

Synonyms & Similar Words

• misconduct
• negligence
• malfeasance
• irresponsibility
• carelessness
• delinquency
• recklessness
• neglectfulness
• laxness
• omission
• neglect
• heedlessness
• remissness
• irresponsibleness
• slackness
• mismanagement
• rashness
• foolhardiness
• wildness
• incaution
• dereliction
• incautiousness
• mishandling
• forgetfulness
• misdirection
• inattention
• inattentiveness
• shortsightedness
• inadvertence
• inadvertency
• obliviousness
• unwariness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• awareness
• attention
• attentiveness
• alertness
• responsibility
• vigilance
• circumspection
• observance
• watchfulness
• care
• caution
• carefulness
• responsibleness
• cautiousness
• heedfulness

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of malpractice

Fact-checking is essential, and its absence would be journalistic malpractice, but video replays of Trump’s falsehoods only reinforce deception. —Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 Oct. 2024

The parents of a newborn who died at Ascension Columbia St. Mary's hospital a day after her birth have filed a medical malpractice suit against the hospital, medical staff members, insurance companies and the Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers, where the mother received prenatal care. —Jessica Van Egeren, Journal Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024

Last November, Fails reached out to medical malpractice lawyers to see about getting justice through the courts. —Lizzie Presser and Kavitha Surana, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024

As a result, even though she was physically injured and was essentially seeking compensation for her physical injury, her legal malpractice settlement was taxed. —Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024