Synonyms of knavery

knavery

noun

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gravity
• seriousness
• solemnity
• gravitas
• solemnness