MISCONDUCTS Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of misconduct

as in wrongdoings

improper or illegal behavior some rough play got the hockey player fined for misconduct on the ice

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a sexual encounter or relationship between a married person and someone other than their spouse both parties cited misconduct as the reason for the divorce

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misconducts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of misconduct

as in abuses

to manage badly misconducted the polar expedition and paid for his mistakes with his life

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Recent Examples of misconducts

Noun

All three men were given misconducts and a handful of penalties throughout the game. — Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025 The chaotic matchup saw referees call 65 penalties for 312 minutes, including 13 game misconducts. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025 That came two days after another slugfest of a contest that saw the teams combine for eight misconducts, four fights and another 186 penalty minutes at Tampa’s Benchmark International Arena. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025 The game featured several scrums after the whistle, a spirited fight between Montreal’s Josh Anderson and Tampa Bay’s Declan Carlile, and seven 10-minute misconducts — culminating in 126 penalty minutes. — ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026

Verb

In addition, referees were instructed to apply the rules regarding fouls and misconducts more strictly – a move meant to protect players and their inventiveness. — Cesar R. Torres, The Conversation, 26 May 2026

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In addition to families reflecting on their experiences as patients, numerous NUH staff members detailed wrongdoings by the healthcare system.

— Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
But despite Clark’s wrongdoings on and off the course, the decorum of being a golf patron, especially at a major championship, is paramount.

— Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026

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New York City’s child welfare agency routinely abuses its emergency power to take children from their parents without a court order, creating lifelong consequences for families, a new class-action lawsuit seeking to end the practice alleged Thursday.

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
People deserve a government that watches out for our people’s best interests, not one that abuses its powers and sells us to the highest bidder.

— Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026

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The center says identity crimes have shifted from isolated events into more layered cases that can spread across multiple accounts and institutions.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
In a press release, Bonta reiterated his commitment to combating hate in California, and said the data obtained are accessible and critical to stopping such crimes in the state.

— Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

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Most notably, those who switched faced a 24% higher risk of developing diabetic retinopathy, a condition that damages the blood vessels in the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026
Your Eyes High blood pressure also damages the sensitive back lining of the eye called the retina.

— Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 23 June 2026

Definition of damages

Verb

If the district violates these state laws, the property would return to state ownership.

— Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2026
Aysha Bagchi In a win for Republicans, the Supreme Court ruled that a federal law limiting how much political parties can spend in coordination with an election candidate violates the First Amendment, which establishes the right to free speech.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 July 2026

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