malpractice

The word “malpractice” has 3 syllables: mal-prac-tice

It's pronounced as /mælˈpræk.tɪs/


What is synonym and antonym for malpractice?

In the thesaurus, “malpractice” has 38 synonyms and 17 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for malpractice along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for malpractice

  • carelessness
  • delinquency
  • dereliction
  • foolhardiness
  • forgetfulness
  • heedlessness
  • inadvertence
  • inadvertency
  • inattention
  • inattentiveness
  • incaution
  • incautiousness
  • irresponsibility
  • irresponsibleness
  • laxness
  • malefaction
  • malfeasance
  • misbehavior
  • misconduct
  • misdeed
  • misdirection
  • mishandling
  • mismanagement
  • neglect
  • neglectfulness
  • negligence
  • obliviousness
  • offense
  • omission
  • rashness
  • recklessness
  • remissness
  • shortsightedness
  • slackness
  • transgression
  • unwariness
  • violation
  • wildness

Antonyms for malpractice

  • alertness
  • attention
  • attentiveness
  • awareness
  • behavior
  • care
  • carefulness
  • caution
  • cautiousness
  • circumspection
  • heedfulness
  • obedience
  • observance
  • responsibility
  • responsibleness
  • vigilance
  • watchfulness

Meanings of malpractice

  • noun
    1. The improper treatment of a patient by a physician that results in injury or loss.
    2. Improper or unethical conduct by a professional or official person.

Example Sentences

  • The doctor was sued for malpractice after a serious surgical error.
  • Legal malpractice can occur if a lawyer neglects their client's case.
  • Insurance companies often provide coverage for professionals against malpractice claims.
  • The hospital implemented new protocols to reduce the risk of malpractice incidents.
  • His career was ruined due to multiple allegations of medical malpractice.

On this page you'll find 55 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to malpractice, such as: alertness, attention, attentiveness, awareness, behavior, care, carefulness.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

malefaction

  • abomination
  • abuse
  • answerability
  • antisocial behavior
  • atrocity
  • bias crime
  • blameworthiness
  • breach
  • breach of law
  • break
  • caper
  • carelessness
  • case
  • contrition
  • corruption
  • crime
  • criminality
  • culpability
  • debauchery
  • debt
  • delict
  • delictum
  • delinquency
  • depravity
  • dereliction
  • descent
  • deviltry
  • diablerie
  • dirt
  • dirty deed
  • dirty pool
  • disgrace
  • dishonor
  • downfall
  • enormity
  • error
  • evil
  • evil behavior
  • evildoing
  • failing
  • fall
  • fast one
  • fault
  • felony
  • foible
  • hate crime
  • hit
  • illegality
  • immorality
  • indiscretion
  • infamy
  • infraction
  • infringement
  • iniquitousness
  • iniquity
  • job
  • lapse
  • lawbreaking
  • lawlessness
  • liability
  • licentiousness
  • malfeasance
  • malpractice
  • misbehavior
  • misconduct
  • miscue
  • misdeed
  • misdemeanor
  • misdoing
  • misfeasance
  • mismanagement
  • misstep
  • mortal sin
  • negligence
  • offence
  • offense
  • onus
  • outrage
  • peccability
  • peccadillo
  • peccancy
  • penitence
  • racket
  • regret
  • remorse
  • responsibility
  • scandal
  • self-condemnation
  • self-reproach
  • shame
  • sin
  • sinfulness
  • slipup
  • sneak
  • solecism
  • stigma
  • tort
  • transgression
  • trespass
  • unlawful act
  • unlawfulness
  • vice
  • villainy
  • violation
  • wickedness
  • wrong
  • wrongdoing

malfeasance

  • blunder
  • crime
  • delinquency
  • error
  • familiarity
  • fault
  • flub
  • fumble
  • gaffe
  • goings-on
  • goof
  • hanky-panky
  • impropriety
  • indiscretion
  • lapse
  • malefaction
  • malpractice
  • misbehavior
  • misconduct
  • miscue
  • misdeed
  • misdemeanor
  • misdoing
  • misstep
  • mistake
  • sin
  • slip
  • slipup
  • stumble
  • transgression
  • trespass
  • wrong
  • wrongdoing

malfeasances

  • blunders
  • crimes
  • errors
  • familiarities
  • faults
  • flubs
  • fumbles
  • gaffes
  • goings-on
  • goofs
  • hanky-pankies
  • improprieties
  • indiscretions
  • lapses
  • malefactions
  • malpractices
  • misbehaviors
  • misconducts
  • miscues
  • misdeeds
  • misdemeanors
  • misdoings
  • missteps
  • mistakes
  • sins
  • slips
  • slipups
  • stumbles
  • transgressions
  • trespasses
  • wrongdoings
  • wrongs

neglectfulness

  • apathy
  • carelessness
  • chaos
  • delay
  • delinquency
  • dereliction
  • dilapidation
  • dilatoriness
  • disregard
  • do-nothingness
  • dormancy
  • dreaminess
  • drowsiness
  • dullness
  • failure
  • faineance
  • faineancy
  • foolhardiness
  • forgetfulness
  • haphazardness
  • heaviness
  • heedlessness
  • idleness
  • inactivity
  • inadvertence
  • inadvertency
  • inattention
  • inattentiveness
  • incaution
  • incautiousness
  • indolence
  • inertia
  • inertness
  • irresponsibility
  • irresponsibleness
  • lackadaisicalness
  • languidness
  • languorousness
  • lapse
  • laxity
  • laxness
  • leadenness
  • leisureliness
  • lethargy
  • limbo
  • listlessness
  • malfeasance
  • malpractice
  • misconduct
  • misdirection
  • mishandling
  • mismanagement
  • neglect
  • negligence
  • nonchalance
  • obliviousness
  • omission
  • otioseness
  • otiosity
  • oversight
  • passivity
  • pretermission
  • rashness
  • recklessness
  • remissness
  • shiftlessness
  • shortsightedness
  • slackness
  • sleepiness
  • sloppiness
  • sloth
  • slothfulness
  • slovenliness
  • slowness
  • sluggardness
  • sluggishness
  • stolidity
  • supineness
  • tardiness
  • thoughtlessness
  • torpescence
  • torpidness
  • unpreparedness
  • unwariness
  • weariness
  • wildness

negligence

  • carelessness
  • default
  • delinquency
  • dereliction
  • disregard
  • failure
  • foolhardiness
  • forgetfulness
  • heedlessness
  • inadvertence
  • inadvertency
  • inattention
  • inattentiveness
  • incaution
  • incautiousness
  • irresponsibility
  • irresponsibleness
  • laxity
  • laxness
  • malfeasance
  • malpractice
  • misconduct
  • misdirection
  • mishandling
  • mismanagement
  • misprision
  • neglect
  • neglectfulness
  • nonfeasance
  • obliviousness
  • omission
  • oversight
  • rashness
  • recklessness
  • remissness
  • shortsightedness
  • slackness
  • thoughtlessness
  • unpreparedness
  • unwariness
  • wildness

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