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
• offence
• 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
• unlawfulness
• bias crime
• iniquity
• depravity
• vice
• foible
• 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

Examples of wrongdoing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adams has not been accused of wrongdoing in that probe. —Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2024

Of the school staff members reassigned in November, only Norton was not cleared of wrongdoing. —Carlos Suarez, CNN, 31 July 2024

Meta did not admit to any wrongdoing in the settlement. —Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 30 July 2024

Some researchers targeted by NIH, as well as administrators at their institutions, have described feeling pressured to take action—even though evidence for deliberate wrongdoing was shaky—because the institution was worried about losing NIH funding. —Byjocelyn Kaiser, science.org, 16 Aug. 2024