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misdeeds

NOUN

sin, crime

Synonyms

WEAK

breach of law criminality dirt dirty deed dirty pool fault infringement malefaction misbehavior misconduct miscue offense peccadillo slipup transgression trespass villainy violation wrong wrongdoing

Antonyms

WEAK

goodness

NOUN

crime

Synonyms

STRONGEST

infringement misbehavior misconduct offense peccadillo sin transgression violation

STRONG

criminality dirt fault miscue misdemeanor trespass villainy wrong

WEAK

dirty deed dirty pool malefaction slipup

Antonyms

STRONGEST

behavior manners obedience

Example Sentences

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And though she feared retaliation from the Sacklers — who have all the money in the world to not only pursue retribution but bury their misdeeds — the cause was too important, and too infuriating.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

“Of course I have — Gene Griffin especially,” he says of the former manager whom he accuses in the book of a variety of financial misdeeds.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Carl’s duplicitous behavior, meanwhile, leads Roy to think his brother is planning to make him the fall guy for their mutual misdeeds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

The ruling could determine whether access to the internet—today’s lifeline for education, work, and civic life—can be taken away as punishment for digital misdeeds.

From Slate • Nov. 28, 2025

Mr. Kennel had Horace Danver standing up in the corner to think hard on his misdeeds, but he hadn’t thought better of such behavior by recess.

From "Worth" by A. LaFaye