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
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.
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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
Spencer crafts a delightful enemies-to-lovers romp with enough naughty tennis and pickleball puns to fill a ball machine.
—EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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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
Spencer crafts a delightful enemies-to-lovers romp with enough naughty tennis and pickleball puns to fill a ball machine.
—EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for naughty
Adjective
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The 55-year-old leads a mighty ensemble cast currently performing at the National’s Lyttelton Theatre until November, with Life of Pi‘s Hiran Abeysekera embodying our protagonist with a mischievous sense of frenzy through Robert Hastie’s sharp, contemporary take on the classic.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Oct. 2025
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Cats are notoriously mischievous—but there's a reason so many people have them anyway, and one man summed it up in a viral TikTok video.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
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The rapid escalation of trade tensions sank US stocks on Friday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq recorded their worst day since April.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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Investors are eyeing a stock market rebound after Friday’s trade war flare-up sent the S&P 500 to its worst loss since April.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Naughty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naughty. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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