Synonyms for roguish
- adjective
Most common
dishonest mischievous devilish rascally picaresque trickish roguey
Definitions
- adj. 1
Unprincipled or unscrupulous.
Related words
- Word family
- roguishness
- Other spellings
- rogueish
Example sentences
- dishonest At least he's honest about the fact he's dishonest.
- mischievous The mischievous little boy loved his dad very much.
- devilish Why did Yuri decide to join this devilish trio?
- rascally The rascally puppy stole my shoe.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| roguish | rising | |
| dishonest | steady | |
| mischievous | rising | |
| devilish | rising | |
| rascally | steady | |
| picaresque | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- sad1
- 4 letters
- arch1
- 6 letters
- wicked2, tricky2, impish2, roguey
- 7 letters
- naughty2, playful2, knavish, waggish
- 8 letters
- devilish2, sportive, rascally, prankish, trickish
- 9 letters
- dishonest3
- 10 letters
- picaresque3
- 11 letters
- mischievous3, scoundrelly
- 12 letters
- blackguardly
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wicked2 = 2 syllables).