What is another word for mischief?
342 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ mˈɪst͡ʃɪf], [ mˈɪstʃɪf], [ m_ˈɪ_s_tʃ_ɪ_f]
Mischief is often associated with troublesome or playful behavior, but there are many synonyms that can be used to describe similar actions. Some examples include mischief-making, misbehavior, pranksterism, rascality, devilry, naughtiness, tomfoolery, troublemaking, and shenanigans. Each of these words has its own unique connotations and usage, and can be applied in different contexts to describe different types of mischief. Whether it's a mischievous child who loves to play pranks, a group of friends causing trouble for fun, or a more sinister individual engaged in malicious behavior, there are plenty of words to describe it all.
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Similar words for mischief:
- evil (adjective)
- balefulness (noun)
- caper (noun)
- crime (noun)
- damage (noun)
- destruction (noun)
- detriment (noun)
- devilment (noun)
- devilry (noun)
- deviltry (noun)
- evil (noun)
- ha-ha (noun)
- hanky-panky (noun)
- harm (noun)
- high jinks (noun)
- hurt (noun)
- ill (noun)
- injury (noun)
- injury, loss (noun)
- injustice (noun)
- joke (noun)
- maleficence (noun)
- misbehavior (noun)
- mischief (noun)
- misconduct (noun)
- misdoing (noun)
- outrage (noun)
- rogue (noun)
- sabotage (noun)
- trouble, damage (noun)
- undermining (noun)
- unjustness (noun)
- vandalism (noun)
- wisecrack (noun)
- damage (verb)
Synonyms for Mischief:
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n.
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- amusement ,
- distraction ,
- diversion ,
- entertainment ,
- fling ,
- frolic ,
- fun ,
- gaieties ,
- giggle .
- Repellency ,
- abomination ,
- atrocity ,
- bane ,
- calamitousness ,
- damnation ,
- disgrace ,
- foulness ,
- heinousness ,
- hideousness ,
- monstrosity ,
- nefariousness ,
- offensiveness ,
- reprehensibleness ,
- repulsiveness ,
- sinfulness ,
- sinisterness ,
- terribleness ,
- wickedness .
- doubledealing ,
- fooling arounds ,
- fourberies ,
- funny businesses ,
- hankie pankie ,
- hankie pankies ,
- hankie-pankies ,
- hankiepankie ,
- hankiepankies ,
- hankypanky ,
- hokey pokey ,
- hokey pokeys ,
- hokey-pokeys ,
- hokeypokeys ,
- sexual activities ,
- sharp practices .
- banefulnesses ,
- deleteriousnesses ,
- mis chance ,
- mis chances ,
- mis-chance ,
- mis-chances ,
- noxiousnesses ,
- perniciousnesses ,
- wear tear .
- black and blue ,
- black and blues ,
- black blue ,
- black blues ,
- dis advantage ,
- dis advantages ,
- dis comfort ,
- dis comforts ,
- dis tress ,
- dis tresses ,
- dis-advantage ,
- dis-advantages ,
- dis-comfort ,
- dis-comforts ,
- dis-tress ,
- dis-tresses ,
- ill treatment ,
- ill-treatments ,
- illtreatment ,
- illtreatments .
- badnesses ,
- dis ease ,
- dis eases ,
- dis order ,
- dis orders ,
- dis-ease ,
- dis-eases ,
- dis-order ,
- dis-orders ,
- in disposition ,
- in dispositions ,
- in-disposition ,
- in-dispositions ,
- un pleasantness ,
- un pleasantnesses ,
- un-pleasantness ,
- un-pleasantnesses .
- de formation ,
- de formations ,
- de-formation ,
- de-formations ,
- in dignities ,
- in dignity ,
- in juries ,
- in jury ,
- in-dignities ,
- in-dignity ,
- in-juries ,
- in-jury .
- crying shames ,
- dirty deals ,
- dis crimination ,
- dis criminations ,
- dis-crimination ,
- dis-criminations ,
- in equalities ,
- in equality ,
- in equities ,
- in fraction ,
- in fractions ,
- in justices ,
- in-equalities ,
- in-equality ,
- in-equities ,
- in-equity ,
- in-fraction ,
- in-fractions ,
- in-justice ,
- in-justices ,
- mis carriage ,
- mis carriages ,
- mis-carriage ,
- mis-carriages ,
- un lawfulness ,
- un lawfulnesses ,
- un-lawfulness ,
- un-lawfulnesses .
- bons mots ,
- clownings ,
- hoodwinkings ,
- one liner ,
- oneliner ,
- puton ,
- shaggy-dog stories ,
- shaggydog stories ,
- shaggydog story .
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• damage Other synonyms:
- injury ,
- tomfoolery .
- help .
Other relevant words:
- Misdoing ,
- demureness ,
- dignity ,
- fault ,
- friskiness ,
- frolicsomeness ,
- misbehavior ,
- playfulness ,
- sedateness ,
- sportiveness ,
- waggishness ,
- wrongdoing .
- BADS ,
- Banefulness ,
- Buffooneries ,
- Double dealing ,
- Downs ,
- Fooleries ,
- Hanky Panky ,
- Mummeries ,
- PUNS ,
- absurdness ,
- badness ,
- bon mot ,
- boo-boo ,
- boo-boos ,
- booboo ,
- booboos ,
- buffoonery ,
- caper ,
- carrying-on ,
- carryings-on ,
- chestnut ,
- chestnuts ,
- chicane ,
- chicanes ,
- clowning around ,
- crying shame ,
- deformation ,
- deformations ,
- deleteriousness ,
- detriment ,
- dirty deal ,
- escapade ,
- evil ,
- favoritism ,
- foolery ,
- fooling around ,
- fourberie ,
- funny business ,
- grafitti ,
- ha-ha ,
- hankie-pankie ,
- hanky-panky ,
- hokey-pokey ,
- hokeypokey ,
- horse feathers ,
- hurt ,
- ill treatments ,
- ill-treatment ,
- in equity ,
- in justice ,
- inhumanity ,
- injustice ,
- irresponsibility ,
- jokes ,
- lowlife ,
- lowlifes ,
- mischief-making ,
- monkey business ,
- mummery ,
- nonsense ,
- noxiousness ,
- onesidedness ,
- outrage ,
- perniciousness ,
- railroad ,
- repartee ,
- sackings ,
- scar ,
- sexual activity ,
- shaggy-dog story ,
- sharp practice ,
- silliness ,
- skullduggery ,
- sores ,
- trickster ,
- unfairness ,
- unjustness ,
- wisecrack .
- deed .
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How to use "Mischief" in context?
Mischief is an often pleasurable pastime that can be enjoyed by anyone. There are many different ways to be mischief, and each has its own set of benefits. By deliberately causing mischief, you can boost your morale, have fun, and learn new skills. You can also create chaos and inconvenience for others, which can be entertaining and satisfying. Mischief can also be used to teach valuable life lessons.
Paraphrases for Mischief:
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Forward Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
wrongdoing.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Homophones for Mischief:
- mama's boy, muck up, massif, mock-up, mince pie, missive, mug up, mining bee, muscovy, memsahib, make off, make as if, mishap, muscicapa, make-up, misgive, misbehave, minisub, mysophobia, mess-up, Make Whoopie, musophobia, magpie, mamma's boy, msb, mikvah, mess up, massive, make up, make happy, moshav, mix up, mangabey, mix-up, mississippi, mojave, mock up, makeup, mcguffey, messiahship, minicab, muckheap, musk sheep.
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