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Antonyms for misconduct
mɪsˈkɒn dʌkt; ˌmɪs kənˈdʌktmis·con·duct

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  1. misconductnoun

    bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf

    Synonyms:
    wrongdoing, actus reus, wrongful conduct

  2. wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reusverb

    activity that transgresses moral or civil law

    "he denied any wrongdoing"

    Synonyms:
    wrongdoing, actus reus, wrongful conduct, error

  3. misbehave, misconduct, misdemeanverb

    behave badly

    "The children misbehaved all morning"

    Synonyms:
    mishandle, misdemean, mismanage, misbehave

  4. mismanage, mishandle, misconductverb

    manage badly or incompetently

    "The funds were mismanaged"

    Synonyms:
    spoil, bobble, bungle, bollocks, mishandle, misbehave, misdemean, bollix, foul up, louse up, bodge, flub, fumble, botch up, fluff, ball up, screw up, mismanage, mess up, blow, bollix up, botch, muck up, bumble, bollocks up, muff

How to use misconduct in a sentence?

  1. Jerry Nadler:

    Given the threat posed by the President's alleged misconduct, our first hearing will focus on President Trump's most overt acts of obstruction, in the coming weeks, other hearings will focus on other important aspects of the Mueller report.

  2. Justin Amash:

    The brutal killing of George Floyd is merely the latest in a long line of incidents of egregious police misconduct, this pattern continues because police are legally, politically and culturally insulated ... That must change so that these incidents stop happening.

  3. Brian Stelter:

    I know lots of people like to kick Facebook, especially when it's down, it's an incredibly powerful company that deserves a lot of scrutiny, but we're only talking about these rules and these regulations and these questions because of the former president's misconduct, because of his autocratic streak. I just want to remember that is why this is on the table in the first place.

  4. Christine Blasey Ford:

    They expect this to be treated seriously and addressed promptly. That is precisely -- precisely what Chairman [ Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer ] Grassley has done and is doing. ... But the American people also insist that vague, unsubstantiated and uncorroborated allegations of 30-plus-year-old misconduct, where all the supposed witnesses either totally deny it or can't confirm it, is nowhere near grounds to nullify someone's career or destroy their good name.

  5. Roy Moore:

    It seems that in the political arena, to say that something is not true is simply not good enough. So let me be clear. I have never provided alcohol to minors, and I have never engaged in sexual misconduct.

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