Synonyms for devilment
- noun
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All synonyms
Noun
mischief, devilry, deviltry, mischievousness, malignity, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan informal, rascality, badness
Definitions
- n. 1
Devilish action or conduct; wickedness; (more generally) troublemaking behaviour; mischief; (countable) an instance of this.
Forms
- Plural
- devilments → mischiefs, devilries, deviltries, mischievousnesses…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| devilment | rising | |
| devilry | rising | |
| mischievousness | rising | |
| malignity | steady | |
| deviltry | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- badness2, devilry, roguery
- 8 letters
- mischief2, deviltry
- 9 letters
- malignity, rascality
- 10 letters
- shenanigan4
- 11 letters
- roguishness
- 15 letters
- mischievousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (badness2 = 2 syllables).