Synonyms for malapert
- adjective
- noun
All synonyms
Adjective
sauce-y, pert, impudent, forward, rude, cheeky, cavalier, insolent, flippant, impertinent, disrespectful, sassy, irreverent, impious, chutzpadik
Noun
minx, jack-a-napes, saucebox informal
Related words
- Is a kind of
- jerk
Forms
- Plural
- malaperts → minxes, jack-a-napeses, sauceboxes…
Example sentences
- forward I am looking forward to meeting you when you come.
- pert The model had a pert bottom and slender legs.
- impudent The impudent child extended her legs across my lap.
- cheeky "Ha! I was quicker than you!" "Cheeky monkey!"
- cavalier Many drivers have a cavalier attitude towards the rules of the road.
By length
- 4 letters
- rude1, pert1, minx
- 5 letters
- sassy2
- 6 letters
- cheeky2
- 7 letters
- forward2, impious3
- 8 letters
- cavalier3, insolent3, flippant2, impudent, saucebox
- 10 letters
- irreverent4, chutzpadik
- 11 letters
- impertinent4
- 13 letters
- disrespectful4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sassy2 = 2 syllables).