Synonyms for mischievousness
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Mischief
mischief, roguery, devilry, shenanigan informal, devilment, deviltry, roguishness, rascality
2. Impishness
3. Badness
Definitions
- n. 1
The characteristic of being mischievous; the tendency to make mischief.
Forms
- Plural
- mischievousnesses → mischiefs, rogueries, devilries, shenanigans…
Example sentences
- roguery Honesty is a beggar on crutches; roguery is a princess with a crown.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| mischievousness | rising | |
| devilry | rising | |
| devilment | rising | |
| deviltry | steady | |
| roguery | steady | |
| whimsicality | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- badness2, devilry, roguery
- 8 letters
- mischief2, deviltry
- 9 letters
- devilment, rascality
- 10 letters
- shenanigan4, impishness
- 11 letters
- naughtiness, roguishness, puckishness
- 12 letters
- whimsicality
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (badness2 = 2 syllables).