Synonyms & related words for misdemeanor

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of misdemeanor — including violation, felony, delinquency, transgression, misdoing, malefaction. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to misdemeanor

Explore words related to misdemeanor — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include infraction, misdemeanant, infringement, felonious, offenses, punishable, felon, larceny. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for misdemeanor

Common synonyms for misdemeanor include violation, felony, delinquency, transgression, misdoing, malefaction, misdeed, misconduct — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does misdemeanor come from?

The word misdemeanor breaks down into one root of Germanic origin: the root mis-, from Germanic missi (“wrongly, badly”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.