Synonyms for misdoing
Most common
crime error transgression misdeed sin perversion malpractice
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Misdeed — an act of wrongdoing; a misdeed
wrong, misdeed, crime, error, offense US, offence UK, misdemeanor US, misdemeanour UK, transgression, malfeasance, misconduct, tort, delinquency, delict, peccadillo, malefaction
2. Sin — wrongdoing
sin, perversion, wickedness, degeneracy, baseness, depravity, iniquity, turpitude
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
Wrongdoing.
- n. 2
An act of wrongdoing; a misdeed.
Forms
- Plural
- misdoings → wrongs, misdeeds, crimes, errors…
Example sentences
- crime In Singapore, it is a crime to spit on the ground.
- error He looked over the text, but overlooked the error.
- transgression Plagiarism is a serious transgression of academic ethics.
- sin Judaism doesn't believe in heritable original sin.
- perversion Your red cheeks give away your perversion.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| misdoing | steady | |
| crime | rising | |
| error | steady | |
| transgression | rising | |
| misdeed | rising | |
| sin | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- sin1
- 4 letters
- tort1
- 5 letters
- wrong1, crime1, error2
- 6 letters
- delict
- 7 letters
- offense2, offence, misdeed2
- 8 letters
- iniquity4, baseness
- 9 letters
- depravity4, turpitude3
- 10 letters
- misconduct3, perversion3, wickedness3, degeneracy5, peccadillo
- 11 letters
- misdemeanor4, malpractice3, delinquency4, malfeasance3, malefaction
- 12 letters
- misdemeanour
- 13 letters
- transgression3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (error2 = 2 syllables).