perpetrating
Doing something wrong
Perpetrating is the present participle of perpetrate, meaning to carry out or commit an act, almost always a harmful, illegal, or morally wrong one.
You perpetrate a crime, a fraud, or an injustice—rarely anything positive.
The scheme was perpetrated by insiders who knew the system's weaknesses.
The word carries a formal or legal tone, often appearing in news reports and courtroom contexts.
Intentional criminal trickery
- theftUnlawful taking of property
- assaultViolent offensive act
- robberyTheft through intimidation
- arsonCriminal deliberate burning
vandalism · embezzlement · forgery · extortion · burglary · kidnapping · smuggling · trespassing
Carrying out an act
- executingCarrying out a task
- carrying outExecuting a task
- conductingLeading or transmitting
- performingExecuting an action
enacting · undertaking · implementing · initiating · launching · instituting · orchestrating · accomplishing
Devising a secret plan
- schemingCrafty and calculating
- colludingSecretly cooperating for deception
- conspiringPlotting secretly with others
- mastermindingPlanning and directing something
coordinating · planning · conniving · collaborating · complicity · cabal · ringleader · accomplice
Causing to undergo
- causingMaking occur
- unleashingSetting free forcefully
- wreakingCausing violent harm
- victimizingHarming or exploiting someone
traumatizing · damaging · injuring · devastating · ruining · violating · abusing · exploiting
Planned before acting
- intentionalDone on purpose
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
- calculatedFigured out mathematically
- wilfulIntentionally unyielding
purposeful · knowing · conscious · planned · witting · volitional · designed · studied
Responsible for wrongdoing
- liableLegally responsible for something
- responsibleObligated to answer for actions
- blameworthyDeserving of censure
- accountableObligated to explain oneself
culpable · indictable · chargeable · answerable · at fault · implicated · incriminated · accused
fraud
Intentional criminal trickery
arson · vandalism · embezzlement · forgery · extortion · burglary · kidnapping · smuggling · trespassing · sabotage
committing
Carrying out an act
- executingCarrying out a task
- carrying outExecuting a task
- conductingLeading or transmitting
performing · enacting · undertaking · implementing · initiating · launching · instituting · orchestrating · accomplishing · effecting
plotting
Devising a secret plan
- schemingCrafty and calculating
- colludingSecretly cooperating for deception
- conspiringPlotting secretly with others
masterminding · coordinating · planning · conniving · collaborating · complicity · cabal · ringleader · accomplice · co-conspirator
inflicting
Causing to undergo
- causingMaking occur
- unleashingSetting free forcefully
- wreakingCausing violent harm
victimizing · traumatizing · damaging · injuring · devastating · ruining · violating · abusing · exploiting · harming
premeditated
Planned before acting
- intentionalDone on purpose
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
- calculatedFigured out mathematically
wilful · purposeful · knowing · conscious · planned · witting · volitional · designed · studied · methodical
guilty
Responsible for wrongdoing
- liableLegally responsible for something
- responsibleObligated to answer for actions
- blameworthyDeserving of censure
accountable · culpable · indictable · chargeable · answerable · at fault · implicated · incriminated · accused · suspected
perpetratingsuffering
Sustained experience of distress
enduring · experiencing · undergoing · sustaining · receiving
perpetratingrectifying
Correcting an error
remedying · redressing · repairing · compensating · making amends