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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

They do not want the government telling parents how to raise their children, how to discipline them, or how to supervise them, or punishing them for their children’s crimes or misdeeds.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 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

You are not prisoners of your brother’s misdeeds.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 11, 2025

I am envious of that, for I am incapable of misdeeds.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman