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synonyms for misdeed

  • infringement
  • misbehavior
  • misconduct
  • offense
  • peccadillo
  • sin
  • transgression
  • violation
  • criminality
  • dirt
  • fault
  • miscue
  • misdemeanor
  • trespass
  • villainy
  • wrong
  • dirty deed
  • dirty pool
  • malefaction
  • slipup
See also synonyms for: misdeeds
On this page you'll find 57 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to misdeed, such as: infringement, misbehavior, misconduct, offense, peccadillo, and sin.

antonyms for misdeed

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  • behavior
  • manners
  • obedience
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How to use misdeed in a sentence

Back in March, Democratic legislators raised the possibility of impeaching Cuomo for his misdeeds, and several reiterated their support for impeachment on Tuesday.
WILL ANDREW CUOMO RESIGN?NATHANIEL RAKICH (NATHANIEL.RAKICH@FIVETHIRTYEIGHT.COM)AUGUST 3, 2021FIVETHIRTYEIGHT
That means a close examination of January 6th was always going to be a close examination of the failures and misdeeds of one partisan side.
WHY REPUBLICANS ARE SO DETERMINED TO DISTORT THE TRUTH ABOUT THE CAPITOL ATTACKDAVID FRENCHJULY 29, 2021TIME
Stepp took pictures of himself with Jenkins — at casinos, at the Super Bowl, at restaurants — but also of their misdeeds.
EX-BAIL BONDSMAN WHO HELPED GUN TRACE TASK FORCE LEADER SELL DRUGS IS HOME FROM PRISONJUSTIN FENTONJUNE 30, 2021WASHINGTON POST
Those who lived through describe scenes of madness—along with misdeeds, con-men ruining honest, simpler folk.
TODAY’S CRYPTO FANATICS COULD LEARN A LOT FROM ISAAC NEWTON’S MONEY MISHAPSTHOMAS LEVENSONJUNE 23, 2021TIME
Just how serious these misdeeds are is being examined by a parliamentary inquiry in Brazil’s Senate.
JAIR BOLSONARO IS FACING A POLITICAL RECKONING IN BRAZIL. HOW FAR WILL IT GO?JEN KIRBYJUNE 4, 2021VOX
Yet Cuomo has managed to keep certain reporters on the beat from badgering him about his misdeeds.
CUOMO SIDELINES MAJOR MEDIA PLAYERS IN REMOTE PRESS CONFERENCESERIK WEMPLEAPRIL 23, 2021WASHINGTON POST
No direct evidence of any misdeeds by Freitag was presented in a court hearing Friday on Wilson’s case, beyond the documents that the officer falsely claimed Wilson committed a traffic violation as a reason to stop him and search his car.
FAIRFAX SEEKS TO DISMISS 400 CONVICTIONS IN CASES BROUGHT BY ONE OFFICERTOM JACKMANAPRIL 16, 2021WASHINGTON POST
For all their misdeeds, members of the task force delivered when it came to gun and drug seizures, and they arrested some serious criminals.
THE ELITE BALTIMORE COPS WHO BECAME CRIMINALSMICHAEL FLETCHERMARCH 26, 2021WASHINGTON POST
Amazingly, many of the unit’s misdeeds took place even as federal investigators were scrutinizing the police department for civil rights violations after the disturbances that followed the 2015 death of Freddie Gray in police custody.
THE ELITE BALTIMORE COPS WHO BECAME CRIMINALSMICHAEL FLETCHERMARCH 26, 2021WASHINGTON POST
If they weren’t in the juvenile justice system, their misdeeds could lead to a grounding or loss of privileges, not time in detention.
JUDGES ARE LOCKING UP CHILDREN FOR NONCRIMINAL OFFENSES LIKE REPEATEDLY DISOBEYING THEIR PARENTS AND SKIPPING SCHOOLBY JODI S. COHEN AND DUAA ELDEIBDECEMBER 22, 2020PROPUBLICA
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WORDS RELATED TO MISDEED

  • crime
  • damage
  • defilement
  • harm
  • hurt
  • impairment
  • injury
  • malevolence
  • maltreatment
  • manhandling
  • misdeed
  • offense
  • pollution
  • violation
  • wrongdoing
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