MISCONDUCTED Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

misconducted

verb

past tense of misconduct

as in violated

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

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In September, a drone that violated Lithuanian airspace was shot down over the nation’s territory for the first time, following similar incidents in Latvia and Estonia.

— Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 9 Oct. 2026
The release of the footage comes after the Virginian-Pilot and the Daily Press filed a motion earlier this year for it to be unsealed, arguing that keeping it from the public violated the First Amendment.

— Juan Benn Jr, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026

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Macedo wrote a letter to Steve Kawa, the chair of the authority’s board, ahead of the meeting saying that Choudri had misused taxpayer money and abused public trust.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Krems said the nanny, Chun-May Lee, who allegedly abused the children, was quickly fired.

— Austin Turner, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

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The Fed’s watchdog said renovations were mishandled, but no laws were broken.

— Alec Dent, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026
Ryan Vilade and Diaz walked and as the Yankees mishandled a throw in attempting a double play on Liam Hicks’ grounder, Vilade made a heads-up dash for home.

— Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026

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