Synonyms for hellion
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Rascal — an unruly, rowdy or mischievous person, especially a child
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
An unruly, rowdy or mischievous person, especially a child.
- n. 2
An evil person.
Related words
- Word family
- hell-raiser
Forms
- Plural
- hellions → rascals, scamps, rapscallions, devils…
Example sentences
- rascal Who knew that he would turn out to be such a rascal?
- scamp George Hunt, you're an infernal scamp!
- rapscallion My pet mouse is a rapscallion; she keeps escaping from her cage!
- devil Don't shoot the devil in the back. You might miss.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| hellion | rising | |
| rascal | rising | |
| scamp | rising | |
| rapscallion | rising | |
| devil | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- devil2, scamp
- 6 letters
- heller2, rascal2
- 11 letters
- rapscallion, hellgramite
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (devil2 = 2 syllables).