Synonyms of knavery

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knavery

noun

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1

as in prank

a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke

the sort of frat-boy knaveries that become the stuff of campus legend

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prank
• trick
• roguery
• adventure
• antic
• experience
• caper
• shine(s)
• escapade
• capriccio
• joking
• waggery
• practical joke
• gag
• monkeyshine(s)
• frolic
• rag
• jest
• dido
• shavie
• time
• lark
• game
• kidding
• feat
• rowdyism
• deed
• tomfoolery
• performance
• hijinks
• skylarking
• stunt
• horseplay
• deception
• subterfuge
• hoax
• deceit
• trickery
• stratagem
• shenanigan(s)
• high jinks
• gambit
• vagary
• roughhousing
• play
• ruse
• mission
• whimsy
• fraud
• caprice
• teasing
• whim
• whimsey
• delusion
• ploy
• conceit
• maneuver
• fooling
• hoodwinking
• wile
• sham
• fancy
• hanky-panky

2

as in mischief

playful, reckless behavior that is not intended to cause serious harm

suspects some knavery going on in the political campaign

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mischief
• rascality
• roguery
• devilment
• wickedness
• playfulness
• devilishness
• roguishness
• devilry
• mischievousness
• deviltry
• diablerie
• waggery
• impishness
• misconduct
• hob
• waggishness
• chicanery
• buffoonery
• misbehavior
• trickery
• shenanigan(s)
• trick
• espièglerie
• irritation
• naughtiness
• annoyance
• sportiveness
• tomfoolery
• exasperation
• troublemaking
• friskiness
• skylarking
• monkeying
• antic
• caper
• horseplay
• diabolicalness
• high jinks
• monkey business
• practical joke
• roughhousing
• hijinks
• monkeyshine(s)
• hanky-panky
• dido
• aggravation
• goings-on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• seriousness
• solemnity
• gravity
• solemnness
• gravitas

• seriousness
• solemnity
• gravity
• solemnness
• gravitas