Synonyms for knavish

Most common

evil · tricky · dishonest · sinful

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Adjective

Antonyms

beneficent

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Having the characteristics of a knave; mischievous, roguish, waggish, rascally or impertinent.

Example sentences

• evil Grr! Avoid not, unwelcome evil and cowardly beast!
• tricky It's a tricky task which requires a lot of patience.
• dishonest At least he's honest about the fact he's dishonest.
• sinful Christians view human nature as inherently sinful.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

bad¹, sly¹

4 letters

base¹, dark¹, evil², vile¹

5 letters

slick¹

6 letters

wicked², tricky², sinful²

7 letters

naughty², cunning², roguish, tricksy

8 letters

devilish², rascally

9 letters

dishonest³, nefarious⁴

10 letters

villainous³, iniquitous

11 letters

mischievous³

12 letters

unscrupulous⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (evil² = 2 syllables).