Word for being mischievous

What is a better word for mischievous?

In this page you can discover 51 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for mischievous, like: naughty, prankish, sly, good, vexing, roguish, sportive, waggish, nice, frolicsome and teasing.

What is a mischievous act?

A mischievous act or suggestion is intended to cause trouble. “I have a few mischievous plans,” says Zevon. Synonyms: malicious, damaging, vicious, destructive More Synonyms of mischievous. mischievously adverb.

What is a fancy word for crazy?

adjective. ridiculous, absurd, foolish, idiotic, ill-conceived, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, senseless. fanatical, devoted, enthusiastic, infatuated, mad, passionate, wild (informal) insane, crazed, demented, deranged, mad, nuts (slang), out of one’s mind, unbalanced.

How many is a throng?

a multitude of people crowded or assembled together; crowd. a great number of things crowded or considered together: a throng of memories.

What is a throng used for?

A throng is a crowd of people or animals. On the crowded platform, the throng of passengers attempted to push their way into the already overcrowded subway car. When used as a noun, throng means a tightly packed crowd of people or animals.

What is quagmire?

1 : soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot. 2 : a difficult, precarious, or entrapping position : predicament.

What is capricious in a sentence?

But Henry, despite a violent and capricious temper, had a strong taste for the work of a legislator and administrator. By this arrangement the capricious divisions of some books is avoided. I try to use a careful choice of words with people that have shown capricious behavior.

Can a person be acrimonious?

The definition of acrimonious is when someone or something is bitter or harsh in manner or speech, or rubs a person the wrong way. When a person says mean and hurtful things to someone, it is an example of acting in an acrimonious manner.

What is another word for acrimonious?

In this page you can discover 32 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for acrimonious, like: rancorous, sarcastic, sharp, bitter, caustic, angry, acerb, acid, belligerent, censorious and contentious.

Who is a sanctimonious person?

The sanctimonious person sounds like a hypocrite when he preaches to a friend about the evils of drugs, while he drinks one beer after another. Sanctimonious is a twist on the words sanctity and sacred, which mean holy or religious.

What is an acrimonious divorce?

An acrimonious divorce is one where there is bitterness. An acrimonious divorce usually occurs where one spouse has treated the other spouse so badly that reconciliation is not possible at all. Such a divorce is often a non-amicable divorce and can turn out to be nasty.

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Need another word that means the same as “mischievous”? Find 43 synonyms and 30 related words for “mischievous” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Mischievous” are: arch, impish, implike, pixilated, prankish, puckish, wicked, naughty, bad, disobedient, troublesome, vexatious, full of mischief, playful, teasing, roguish, waggish, malicious, malevolent, hostile, spiteful, bitter, venomous, poisonous, ill-natured, evil, baleful, vindictive, vengeful, vitriolic, rancorous, malign, malignant, pernicious, mean, nasty, harmful, hurtful, destructive, wounding, cruel, unkind, defamatory

Mischievous as an Adjective

Definitions of «Mischievous» as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “mischievous” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• (of an action or statement) causing or intended to cause harm or trouble.
• Causing or showing a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way.
• Naughtily or annoyingly playful.
• Deliberately causing harm or damage.

Synonyms of «Mischievous» as an adjective (43 Words)

Usage Examples of «Mischievous» as an adjective

• A mischievous allegation for which there is not a shred of evidence.
• Mischievous children.
• Mischievous rumors and falsehoods.
• A mischievous grin.

Associations of «Mischievous» (30 Words)