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mischief

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of mischief

1 playful, reckless behavior that is not intended to cause serious harm
  • They are always up to some kind of mischief.
Synonyms of mischief

devilishness, devilment, devilry (or deviltry), hob, impishness, knavery, mischievousness, rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan(s)
Words Related to mischief

diabolicalness, misbehavior, misconduct, naughtiness, troublemaking

buffoonery, friskiness, playfulness, sportiveness

chicanery, trickery

goings-on, hanky-panky, high jinks (also hijinks), monkey business, monkeying, monkeyshine(s), skylarking, tomfoolery

horseplay, roughhousing

antic, caper, dido, practical joke, trick
Near Antonyms of mischief

gravity, seriousness, solemnity, solemnness
2 a natural disposition for playful behavior
  • Your mother was full of mischief as a child, believe it or not.
Synonyms of mischief

coltishness, friskiness, impishness, mischievousness, playfulness, prankishness, sportiveness
Words Related to mischief

coyness, kittenishness

archness, devilment, devilry (or deviltry), hob, rascality, roguishness, waggery

devilishness, diabolicalness, knavery

frivolousness

energy, liveliness, spiritedness, sprightliness, spunkiness, vivaciousness, vivacity

gaiety (also gayety), jocularity, jocundity, lightheartedness, mirthfulness, whimsicality
Near Antonyms of mischief

graveness, grimness, serious-mindedness, seriousness, solemnity, solemnness, sternness

priggishness, starchiness, stuffiness

constraint, restraint, self-control
Antonyms of mischief

earnestness, soberness
3 an appealingly mischievous person
  • He's a little mischief who means no harm.
Synonyms of mischief

devil, hellion, imp, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, scamp, urchin
Words Related to mischief

cutup, madcap, skylarker

brat, nuisance

juvenile delinquent

gamin, gamine
Near Antonyms of mischief

beast, boor, cad, churl, clown, creep, cretin, cur, heel, joker, louse, lout, skunk, snake, stinkard, stinker

knave, miscreant, reprobate, scalawag (or scallywag), scoundrel, varlet, villain

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