as in mischievous
engaging in or marked by childish misbehavior
told her to act her age and stop throwing temper tantrums like a naughty little girl
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Recent Examples of naughty
Burnt out and fed up with her untameable class of 10-year-olds, Maria tussles with an increasingly naughty student, Danny (played wonderfully by young newcomer Eddie Waller), and makes a rash decision to keep him captive in her basement.
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
An initial jolt of spicy pink pepper dissipates to reveal a rose dripping in honeyed, ambery sweetness, while its leathery base adds strength, dimension, and something a little bit naughty to this fruity-floral triumph of a scent.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Park Station is now open on the island a few blocks from the beach, serving suds, live music and kind-of-naughty comfort food.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Now, the hit show is getting a naughty makeover as a musical.
—Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
An initial jolt of spicy pink pepper dissipates to reveal a rose dripping in honeyed, ambery sweetness, while its leathery base adds strength, dimension, and something a little bit naughty to this fruity-floral triumph of a scent.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Park Station is now open on the island a few blocks from the beach, serving suds, live music and kind-of-naughty comfort food.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Now, the hit show is getting a naughty makeover as a musical.
—Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for naughty
Adjective
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Clearly, Rascal lived up to his mischievous name by finding the well in the first place.—
TJ Macias,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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Mykal-Michelle Harris from Raven’s Home guest-stars as Ruby, a mischievous moon imp who tricks Vee.—
Allison McClain Merrill,
Parents,
27 Oct. 2025
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Democrats are favored to win both gubernatorial races this year, so a GOP upset in either state would be a bad sign for the party currently locked out of power in Washington.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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Nick Saban certainly made more good decisions than bad ones during his run to seven national championships as a college football coach.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Naughty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naughty. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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