as in offence
a breaking of a moral or legal code
punished for her misdeeds by the church elders
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of misdeed
The former couple settled the suit for $20 million a day later, but dozens of lawsuits from other people claiming similar misdeeds soon followed.
—
Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 28 June 2025
Power shields its misdeeds with propaganda, but Panh sees such murderous lies clearly, giving them an honest staging, thick with echoes.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
The article that cost Marley the spot on the racing commission was fairly routine, one Bolles likely wrote after combing The Republic's archives for previous stories involving Marley's misdeeds.
—Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 1 June 2025
He is also shut out of the city’s generous public finance matching program for alleged past misdeeds.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 25 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for misdeed
Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 28 June 2025
Power shields its misdeeds with propaganda, but Panh sees such murderous lies clearly, giving them an honest staging, thick with echoes.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
The article that cost Marley the spot on the racing commission was fairly routine, one Bolles likely wrote after combing The Republic's archives for previous stories involving Marley's misdeeds.
—Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 1 June 2025
He is also shut out of the city’s generous public finance matching program for alleged past misdeeds.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 25 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for misdeed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misdeed
Noun
-
Ramirez-Verduzco's case illuminates the risk some crime victims face when interacting with local law enforcement due to current federal immigration enforcement practices.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
-
While police say the homicide investigation remains ongoing, a detective suspects he may have been killed while trying to stop another crime.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
15 July 2025
Noun
-
The Seattle resident asserted that being blocked was a violation of her First Amendment right.—
Garfield Hylton,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 July 2025
-
When an agent malfunctions in a production environment, the potential consequences include operational disruptions, security breaches, compliance violations and reputational damage.—
Olga Megorskaya,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
Noun
-
Plated with vegan sour cream or traditional Icelandic skyr and a pile of pickled veggies, their rotating flavors include options like daal, chile sin carne and smoked tofu (3,200 ISK for 10).—
New York Times,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
-
Promoting something that God defines as sin is in itself sin.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
18 July 2025
Noun
-
Rozier has not been charged or been accused of wrongdoing.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
18 July 2025
-
Under President Donald Trump, the agency now plans to abruptly end all of them, regardless of prior findings of wrongdoing.—
Jesse Coburn,
ProPublica,
18 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Misdeed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdeed. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share