Synonyms of shenanigans

shenanigans

noun

plural of shenanigan

1

as in mischief

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

students engaging in youthful shenanigans on the last day of school

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gravity
• seriousness
• solemnity
• gravitas
• solemnness

2

as in hijinks

wildly playful or mischievous behavior

an act of vandalism that went way beyond the usual shenanigans at summer camp

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hijinks
• joking
• tomfoolery
• buffoonery
• funning
• clowning
• monkeying
• horseplay
• high jinks
• roughhousing
• clownery
• mischief
• skylarking
• playfulness
• roughhouse
• foolery
• slapstick
• sporting
• monkey business
• nonsense
• horsing around
• monkeyshine(s)
• childishness
• trickery
• deviltry
• rowdiness
• silliness
• jesting
• rowdyism
• boisterousness
• rambunctiousness
• foolishness
• clownishness
• rascality
• frivolity
• roguishness
• merrymaking
• revelry
• mischievousness
• prankishness
• frolicking
• gambolling
• devilry
• cavorting
• rumbustiousness
• knavery
• roistering
• romping
• roguery
• waggery
• impishness
• gamboling
• sportiveness

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