Synonyms for imp
Definitions
- n. 1
A mischievous child.
- n. 2
A small, mischievous sprite or a malevolent supernatural creature, somewhat comparable to a demon but smaller and less powerful, formerly regarded as the child of the devil or a demon (see sense 3.2).
Related words
- Word family
- impish impishly impishness implike
Forms
- Plural
- imps → scamps, rascals, devils, brats…
Example sentences
- devil Don't shoot the devil in the back. You might miss.
- rascal Who knew that he would turn out to be such a rascal?
- scamp George Hunt, you're an infernal scamp!
- elf You can play as a human, as an elf or as a dwarf.
- hobgoblin A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
By length
- 3 letters
- god1, elf1, hob1
- 4 letters
- punk1, brat1, minx
- 5 letters
- devil2, demon2, rogue1, joker2, graft1, pixie2, knave1, scamp
- 6 letters
- monkey2, goblin2, sprite1, rascal2, bugger2, urchin2
- 7 letters
- villain2, brownie2, gremlin2, ruffian, hoodlum2
- 8 letters
- mischief2, hooligan3
- 9 letters
- prankster2, hobgoblin, scallywag
- 11 letters
- rapscallion
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (devil2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- diablotin
- Italiano
- diavoletto