as in mischievous
engaging in or marked by childish misbehavior
told her to act her age and stop throwing temper tantrums like a naughty little girl
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Recent Examples of naughty
Park Station is now open on the island a few blocks from the beach, serving suds, live music and kind-of-naughty comfort food.
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John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Now, the hit show is getting a naughty makeover as a musical.
—Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Spencer crafts a delightful enemies-to-lovers romp with enough naughty tennis and pickleball puns to fill a ball machine.
—EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
There’s rushing water, too, which is anything but naughty.
—Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
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John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Now, the hit show is getting a naughty makeover as a musical.
—Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Spencer crafts a delightful enemies-to-lovers romp with enough naughty tennis and pickleball puns to fill a ball machine.
—EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
There’s rushing water, too, which is anything but naughty.
—Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for naughty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for naughty
Adjective
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During the preview, a mischievous group of young diplodocus splash in the water around a pair of kayaking guests, while other juveniles like the triceratops are more cautious in nature, choosing to stick close to their parents.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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The characters are bright, marionette-like caricatures whom the author constructs and moves ostentatiously in full view of the reader, revealing his artistic devices with a sense of absurd, mischievous humor.—
Nelly Klos
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The game didn’t start bad for the Giants.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Apparently, Grier forgot his own words, because the lines that the Dolphins have built are collectively their worst this decade, something evident in a crushing 27-24 loss to Carolina, a game in which Miami blew a 17-0 lead.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Naughty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naughty. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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