Synonyms for rakish
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Jaunty — dashingly, carelessly, or sportingly unconventional or stylish; jaunty; characterized by a devil-may-care…
jaunty, dashing, dapper, stylish, fashionable, spiffy informal, snappy, natty, fast, raffish, spruce, snazzy slang
2. Devil-may-care
devil-may-care, dissolute, libertine, debauched, licentious, profligate, wanton, dissipated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Dashingly, carelessly, or sportingly unconventional or stylish; jaunty; characterized by a devil-may-care unconventionality; having a somewhat disreputable quality or appearance.
a hat worn at a rakish angle
- adj. 2
Like a rake; dissolute; profligate.
Related words
- Word family
- rakishly rakishness
Example sentences
- stylish These headphones are both stylish and comfortable.
- dashing My pet dog comes dashing towards me as soon as I open the door.
- dapper He was a dapper man with a mustache that curled neatly at each tip.
- jaunty Tom wore his hat at a jaunty angle.
By length
- 4 letters
- fast1
- 5 letters
- natty2
- 6 letters
- spruce1, snappy2, dapper2, wanton2, snazzy2, jaunty2, spiffy2
- 7 letters
- stylish2, dashing2, raffish2
- 9 letters
- libertine3, dissolute, debauched
- 10 letters
- dissipated4, profligate3, licentious3
- 11 letters
- fashionable4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (natty2 = 2 syllables).