knavery

knav·ery

noun \ˈnā-və-rē, ˈnāv-rē\

plural knav·er·ies

Definition of KNAVERY

1

a : rascality

b : a roguish or mischievous act

2

obsolete : roguish mischief

Examples of KNAVERY

1. <the sort of frat-boy knaveries that become the stuff of campus legend>
2. <suspects some knavery going on in the political campaign>

First Known Use of KNAVERY

1528

Related to KNAVERY

Synonyms

antic, caper, capriccio, dido, escapade, frolic, gag, jest, prank, monkeyshine(s), practical joke, rag [chiefly British], roguery, shavie [Scottish], shine(s), trick, waggery

Related Words

skylarking; adventure, experience, game, lark, time; high jinks (also hijinks), horseplay, play, roughhousing, rowdyism; shenanigan(s), tomfoolery; joking, kidding, teasing; gambit, hoax, maneuver, ploy; deed, feat, mission, performance, stunt; caprice, conceit, fancy, vagary, whim, whimsy (also whimsey); deceit, deception, delusion, fooling, fraud, hanky-panky, hoodwinking, ruse, sham, stratagem, subterfuge, trickery, wile

Near Antonyms

gravitas, gravity, seriousness, solemnity, solemnness

Rhymes with KNAVERY

Avery, bravery, Lavery, quavery, savory, wavery