Debt
Debt noun - A breaking of a moral or legal code.
Usage example: forgive us our debts
Wrongdoing and debt are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wrongdoing" instead a noun "Debt".
Nearby Word: debtor
Wrongdoing
Wrongdoing noun - A breaking of a moral or legal code.
Usage example: a local newspaper exposed the contractor's elaborate attempts to cover up his wrongdoings
Debt and wrongdoing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Debt" instead a noun "Wrongdoing".
Nearby Word: wrongdoer
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
-
Some actively work to rehabilitate themselves and make up for their wrongdoing during and after paying their debt to society.
Source: Rage Against the Legal System
Cite this Source
Wrongdoing and Debt. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/debt/wrongdoing
Debt & Wrongdoing. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/debt/wrongdoing>.
Wrongdoing or Debt. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/debt/wrongdoing.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "debt" and "wrongdoing" have occurred on timeline