Synonyms for enfant terrible

Most common

mischief-maker · hooligan · ruffian · scamp · terrible infant

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   An unconventional badly-behaved person who causes embarrassment or shock to others.

   He was soon the talk of the town, the enfant terrible of our little world.

Example sentences

• hooligan Tom has been labelled a hooligan in uniform.
• scamp George Hunt, you're an infernal scamp!

By length

3 letters

elf¹, imp¹, wag¹

4 letters

punk¹, puck¹

5 letters

rogue¹, joker², rowdy², pixie², knave¹, scamp

6 letters

rascal², bugger², booger

7 letters

buffoon², ruffian, hoodlum²

8 letters

mischief², hooligan³

9 letters

prankster²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (joker² = 2 syllables).