Synonyms of rascality

rascality

noun

ra-ˈska-lə-tē 

as in mischief

playful, reckless behavior that is not intended to cause serious harm

switching the entrance and exits signs in the school parking lot may seem like harmless rascality, if you're not the one involved in an accident

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mischief
• devilment
• playfulness
• roguery
• knavery
• wickedness
• mischievousness
• roguishness
• devilishness
• devilry
• hob
• diablerie
• impishness
• waggery
• misconduct
• waggishness
• naughtiness
• espièglerie
• chicanery
• buffoonery
• misbehavior
• shenanigan(s)
• trickery
• irritation
• trick
• sportiveness
• troublemaking
• annoyance
• exasperation
• tomfoolery
• friskiness
• monkeying
• skylarking
• horseplay
• goings-on
• caper
• monkey business
• hanky-panky
• high jinks
• diabolicalness
• antic
• roughhousing
• practical joke
• monkeyshine(s)
• aggravation
• dido

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• seriousness
• gravity
• solemnity
• gravitas
• solemnness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rascality

Still, the pure rascality in these extravagant self-inventions shouldn’t be overlooked. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025