Synonyms for roguery
All synonyms
Noun
1. Mischief
mischief, mischievousness, rascality, devilry, devilment, deviltry, roguishness, shenanigan informal
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
Malicious or reckless behaviour.
Forms
- Plural
- rogueries → mischiefs, mischievousnesses, rascalities, devilries…
Example sentences
- chicanery Dennis was known for chicanery and sleight-of-hand.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| roguery | steady | |
| devilry | rising | |
| devilment | rising | |
| mischievousness | rising | |
| rascality | falling | |
| chicanery | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- wrong1
- 7 letters
- devilry, knavery, waggery
- 8 letters
- mischief2, deviltry
- 9 letters
- chicanery4, devilment, rascality
- 10 letters
- shenanigan4
- 11 letters
- roguishness
- 12 letters
- scoundrelism
- 15 letters
- mischievousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mischief2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- friponnerie
- Italiano
- furfanteria