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do wrong

VERB

misbehave

Synonyms

STRONGEST

act up fool around trespass

STRONG

deviate fail misconduct offend roughhouse sin transgress

WEAK

be at fault be bad be dissolute be guilty be immoral be indecorous be insubordinate be mischievous be out of line be out of order be reprehensible bend the law carry on cut up do evil get into mischief go astray go wrong make trouble sow wild oats take a wrong turn

Antonyms

STRONG

behave obey

VERB

mistreat

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abuse brutalize harm maltreat maul misuse molest rough up

STRONG

backbite bash chop injure outrage rip roughhouse total trash wax wound wrong

WEAK

bung up dump on give black eye handle roughly kick around knock around mess up push around shake up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid assist benefit guard help protect

STRONG

cure heal

WEAK

coddle favor pamper pet please satisfy treat well

VERB

profane

Synonyms

STRONGEST

debase pervert

STRONG

abuse befoul blaspheme contaminate curse cuss damn darn despoil flame hoodoo misuse mock pollute prostitute revile scorn swear tar trash violate vitiate voodoo

WEAK

be evil commit sacrilege commit sin mudsling put double whammy on talk dirty vice

Antonyms

STRONG

approve cherish clean commend exalt help praise protect purify

WEAK

cleanse

VERB

sin

Synonyms

STRONG

backslide cheat deviate err fall lapse misbehave misconduct offend stray transgress trespass wander

WEAK

break commandment break law commit crime fall from grace go astray live in sin sow wild oats take the primrose path wallow in the mire

Antonyms

STRONG

behave go direct obey stay

WEAK

comply

VERB

stray

Synonyms

STRONGEST

depart diverge wander

STRONG

digress divagate ramble sin

WEAK

circumlocute excurse get off the subject get off the track get sidetracked go off on a tangent

Antonyms

STRONGEST

stay

STRONG

be direct

WEAK

go direct remain

Example Sentences

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It’s about how easily grievance turns into permission—how feeling wronged starts to look like a reason to do wrong.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

What did I do wrong to the people?'

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

Some might have felt shame, some may have even blamed themselves and asked, what did I do wrong?

From Salon • Nov. 19, 2024

The part of her that is still unwilling to do wrong by football or her viewers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2024

I misdealt, as was only natural, when I knew she was lying in wait for me to do wrong; and she denounced me for a stupid, clumsy labouring-boy.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

do wrong

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