📖 Definitions of "Mischievous"
adjective
- 1
Causing mischief; injurious.
- 2
Troublesome, cheeky, badly behaved.
"Matthew had a twin brother called Edward, who was always mischievous and badly behaved."
🔄 Synonyms of "Mischievous"
9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| puckish | Having a tendency to play tricks on people or tease people by making silly jokes about them; mischievous. |
| playful | liking play, prone to play frequently, such as a child or kitten; rather sportive. |
| impish | Mischievous; of or befitting an imp. |
| badnoun | Of low quality. |
| harmful | Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious. |
| naughtyverb | Mischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child). |
| pixilated | Behaving in an eccentric manner, as though led by pixies. |
| prankish | Given to or characterized by impishness or playfulness; mischievous. |
| implike | Possessing the qualities or appearances of an imp. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Mischievous"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| impish | Mischievous; of or befitting an imp. |
| prankish | Given to or characterized by impishness or playfulness; mischievous. |
| naughty | Mischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child). |
| puckish | Having a tendency to play tricks on people or tease people by making silly jokes about them; mischievous. |
| playful | liking play, prone to play frequently, such as a child or kitten; rather sportive. |
| pixilated | Behaving in an eccentric manner, as though led by pixies. |
| harmful | Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious. |
| bad | Of low quality. |
| implike | Possessing the qualities or appearances of an imp. |
| wicked | Evil or mischievous by nature; morally reprehensible. |
| vicious | Violent, destructive and cruel. |
| derogatory | Disparaging. |
| evilnoun | Intending to harm; malevolent. |
| malicious | Intending to do harm; characterized by spite and malice. |
| malevolent | Having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others. |
| giddy | (predicative only) Feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down; dizzy. |
| arch | Principal; primary. |
| roguish | (idiomatic) Mischievous and playful. |
| devilish | Wicked, evil. |
| rascally | Like a rascal. |
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🎨 Adjectives for "Mischievous"
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