Synonyms of misdeed
17 similar words
Another word for misdeed is wrong. Other synonyms of misdeed are crime, offense, error, sin and tort.
Synonyms and similar words for misdeed
nounThat which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various...
- crimeAny great sin or wickedness; iniquity.
- delictSynonym of misdeed, any wrongful act.
- delinquencyA criminal offense.
- errorSin; transgression.
- malfeasanceWrongdoing.
- misdemeanorAny act of misbehavior.
- misdoingAn act of wrongdoing; a misdeed.
- offenseA crime or sin.
- peccadilloA petty offense.
- sinA misdeed or wrong.
- tortA wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, regarded as non-criminal and unrelated to a contract, which causes an...
- tortfeasanceThe condition, or an act, of doing wrong; the act of committing a tort.
- transgressionA violation of a law, duty or commandment.
- venialityA venial (pardonable) action or an instance of venial behaviour.
- villainy
- wrongAn instance of wronging someone (sometimes with possessive to indicate the wrongdoer).
- wrongdoingAn instance of doing wrong.
Meaning of misdeed
- noun That which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.
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Questions about synonyms of misdeed
- What is another word for misdeed?
- Misdeed has 17 synonyms on Word.ws, such as wrong, crime, offense, error, sin, tort, transgression and misdemeanor.
- What does misdeed mean?
- Misdeed means that which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: misdeed (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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