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Synonyms of wrongdoing

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Another word for wrongdoing is corruption. Other synonyms of wrongdoing are wrong, sin, crime, offense and wickedness.

Synonyms and similar words for wrongdoing

nounViolation of standards of behavior.

  • basenessThe quality or condition of being base.
  • degeneracyThe state of being degenerate (in all senses).
  • wickednessThe state of being wicked; evil disposition; immorality.
  • corruptionThe act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased...
  • defilementThe state of being defiled.
  • degradation
  • depravationThe state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity.
  • depravednessThe state of being depraved; depravity.
  • depravityThe state or condition of being depraved; moral debasement.
  • impurityA state of immorality or sin; especially the weakness of the flesh: inchastity.
  • iniquity
  • lewdityLewdness; indecency or depravity.
  • malignityThe quality of being malign or malignant; badness, evilness, monstrosity, depravity, maliciousness.
  • misdoingWrongdoing.
  • misguiltOffense; misdeed; crime; fault.
  • obliquityMental or moral deviation or perversity; immorality.
  • peccabilityThe state or quality of being peccable; liability to sin.
  • perversionThe state of being perverted; depravity; vice.
  • pollutionMoral or spiritual corruption; impurity, degradation, defilement.
  • sinSinfulness, depravity, iniquity.
  • sinfulnessThe property of being sinful.
  • turpitudeInherent baseness, depravity or wickedness; corruptness and evilness.
  • vitiationMoral corruption.
  • pravity archaicPerversion, depravity; wickedness.

nounAn instance of doing wrong.

  • misdeedThat which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.
  • crimeAny great sin or wickedness; iniquity.
  • delict
  • delinquencyA criminal offense.
  • errorSin; transgression.
  • malfeasanceWrongdoing.
  • misdemeanorAny act of misbehavior.
  • offenseA crime or sin.
  • peccadilloA petty offense.
  • 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).

Meaning of wrongdoing

  1. noun Violation of standards of behavior.
  2. noun An instance of doing wrong.

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Questions about synonyms of wrongdoing

What is another word for wrongdoing?
Wrongdoing has 39 synonyms on Word.ws, such as corruption, wrong, sin, crime, offense, wickedness, depravity and degeneracy.
What does wrongdoing mean?
Wrongdoing means violation of standards of behavior.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: wrongdoing (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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