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knavish

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of knavish

tending to or exhibiting reckless playfulness

a knavish bunch of urchins racing pell-mell through the marketplace

Synonyms of knavish

arch, devilish, elvish, espiègle, impish, leprechaunish, mischievous, pixie (also pixy), pixieish, prankish, puckish, rascally, roguish, scampish, sly, tricksy, waggish, wicked

Words Related to knavish

antic, coltish, coy, frisky, frolicsome, kittenish, playful, sportful, sportive

gay, happy, lighthearted, whimsical

energetic, lively, spirited, sprightly

artful, crafty, cunning, trickish, tricky, wily

misbehaving, naughty, troublemaking

pestering, riling, teasing

Near Antonyms of knavish

grave, grim, sedate, sober, solemn, staid, stern

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