as in mischievous
tending to or exhibiting reckless playfulness
the gang of impish children ran into the street, utterly oblivious to the traffic
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Recent Examples of impish
With an impish grin, the young star carried the film with the confidence of actors four times his age, landing a Golden Globe nomination for his efforts.
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EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Jude is an erudite man of the people whose hyper-literate intellectualism is only matched by his Chaucer-like vulgarity, and his work has long reveled in an impish fascination with the relationship between art, labor, and technology.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2025
The impish yet cute plushies are a global sensation among Gen Z and even those older, often hanging on handbags, backpacks and belt loops.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
The grid is a perfect romp of impish misdirection and original cluing, with an appropriately festive theme hidden in plain sight.
—Sam Corbin, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Jude is an erudite man of the people whose hyper-literate intellectualism is only matched by his Chaucer-like vulgarity, and his work has long reveled in an impish fascination with the relationship between art, labor, and technology.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2025
The impish yet cute plushies are a global sensation among Gen Z and even those older, often hanging on handbags, backpacks and belt loops.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
The grid is a perfect romp of impish misdirection and original cluing, with an appropriately festive theme hidden in plain sight.
—Sam Corbin, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impish
Adjective
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An 1856 drawing of a popular San Francisco saloon known as the Cobweb Palace depicts a crowd of humans joined by two dogs, a pig, a parrot, and six monkeys—at least two of whom seem to be doing mischievous battle with men in the crowd.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Sep. 2025
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Behind the decks, a mischievous, trigger-happy DJ Próvaí occasionally came in a beat too early, adding an air of levity to the occasion.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Laura was also funny, so funny – and had a wicked sense of humor.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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Michelle was 16, entering her junior year at Lakewood High, a fiercely competitive swimmer with a wicked sense of humor.—
Ted Katauskas,
Outside,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Western details with a playful Mickey Mouse embroidery adorn sweatshirts and T-shirts.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
24 Sep. 2025
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The 12 colors in the palette Frosted Tints articulate that notion clearly thanks to their playful separation of blues and greens from any biophilic context.—
Tim Nelson,
Architectural Digest,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Impish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impish. Accessed 28 Sep. 2025.
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