Synonyms of pixie

pixie 1 of 2

adjective

variants also pixy

as in mischievous

tending to or exhibiting reckless playfulness

resorted to some pixie high jinks to liven up the office party

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mischievous
• wicked
• playful
• impish
• elvish
• roguish
• puckish
• pixieish
• rascally
• prankish
• naughty
• knavish
• devilish
• waggish
• tricksy
• sly
• happy
• arch
• espiègle
• leprechaunish
• scampish
• kittenish
• whimsical
• cunning
• coltish
• lively
• sportful
• frolicsome
• teasing
• frisky
• antic
• sportive
• coy
• crafty
• spirited
• sprightly
• lighthearted
• energetic
• wily
• gay
• tricky
• artful
• troublemaking
• trickish
• misbehaving
• pestering
• riling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• grave
• stern
• solemn
• grim
• sober
• staid
• sedate

pixie

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noun

ˈpik-sē 

variants also pixy

as in fairy

an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers

leave a dish of milk and some bread out for the pixies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fairy
• elf
• dwarf
• faerie
• goblin
• sprite
• gnome
• troll
• brownie
• leprechaun
• fay
• puck
• gremlin
• hobgoblin
• kobold
• little people
• changeling
• ghoul
• banshee
• imp
• hag
• kelpie
• ogre
• nixie

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pixie

Adjective

For all its sprinklings of pixie dust — a wiggly scorpion samba, a cyclone of flying pastries — the movie is often disconcertingly adult, and at the same time, largely unconcerned with welcoming in viewers not already steeped in the mythology. — Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2022

Revel, a kombucha brewery and tasting room, will release a pixie tangerine kombucha. — Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2022

Noun

For the goth ensemble, Dannielynn sported a platinum blonde pixie cut. — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026

Just before the pandemic, Manhattan’s MCC Theater staged a show called All the Natalie Portmans, about a gay Black teenage cinephile who envisions the actor as a kind of manic pixie imaginary friend. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026