Synonyms of naughty

naughty

adjective

ˈnȯ-tē 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mischievous
• bad
• rude
• rebellious
• selfish
• childish
• wild
• wicked
• errant
• misbehaving
• contrary
• froward
• immature
• juvenile
• improper
• defiant
• impudent
• disobedient
• insolent
• disrespectful
• evil
• impish
• indecorous
• unruly
• wayward
• recalcitrant
• uncontrollable
• uncouth
• impolite
• unmannerly
• corrupt
• roguish
• prankish
• obstreperous
• elfish
• headstrong
• rowdy
• willful
• knavish
• ornery
• waggish
• refractory
• dissolute
• monkeying
• rascally
• perverse
• intractable
• restive
• ill-mannered
• ill-natured
• untoward
• balky
• ungovernable
• wrongheaded
• disorderly
• unkind
• ruffianly
• mutinous
• thoughtless
• inconsiderate
• infantile
• transgressing
• pixieish
• insurgent
• unkindly
• arch
• puerile
• monkeyish
• babyish
• disobliging
• kiddish
• jejune

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nice
• behaved
• submissive
• obedient
• moral
• orderly
• correct
• proper
• dutiful
• compliant
• complying
• clean
• polite
• decent
• divine
• acquiescent
• respectable
• thoughtful
• courteous
• decorous
• angelic
• considerate
• kindly
• heavenly
• behaving
• pleasant
• docile
• amiable
• amenable
• good-natured
• tractable
• modest
• discreet
• complaisant
• adult
• mannerly
• cherubic
• mature
• obliging
• governable
• grown-up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of naughty

Queen Elizabeth—long known as a lover of horses—was a frequent recipient of the pony’s naughty side, like in 2017, when Corporal Cruachan attempted to take a bite of the flowers the queen was holding during a visit to Stirling Castle. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 18 Aug. 2026

People would hang from windows, encouraging you to do naughty things, and my thumb has never been sorer from back-and-forth gestures. — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Has Greta eaten or chewed on anything naughty? — Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026

The play was naughty stuff in 1925, when the show, starring Tallulah Bankhead, got banned. — Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 15 May 2026