Synonyms for Mischievous
ˈmɪs tʃə vəs; mɪsˈtʃi vi əsmis·chievous

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1. mischievousadjective

   Causing mischief; injurious.

   Synonyms:
   pernicious, hurtful, harmful, destructive, noxious, detrimental

2. mischievousadjective

   Synonyms:
   naughty, badly-behaved

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1. mischievous

   Pernicious (Latin per, through, and neco, kill) signifies having the power of destroying or injuring, tending to hurt or kill. Pernicious is stronger than injurious; that which is injurious is capable of doing harm; that which is pernicious is likely to be destructive. Noxious (Latin noceo, hurt) is a stronger word than noisome, as referring to that which is injurious or destructive. Noisome now always denotes that which is extremely disagreeable or disgusting, especially to the sense of smell; as, the noisome stench proclaimed the presence of noxious gases.

   Synonyms:
   bad, baneful, deadly, deleterious, destructive, detrimental, evil, foul, harmful, hurtful, injurious, insalubrious, noisome, noxious, pernicious, perverting, pestiferous, pestilential, poisonous, ruinous, unhealthful, unwholesome

   Antonyms:
   advantageous, beneficent, beneficial, favorable, good, healthful, helpful, invigorating, life-giving, profitable, rejuvenating, salutary, serviceable, useful, wholesome

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1. mischievous

   Synonyms:
   detrimental, injurious, spiteful, wanton

   Antonyms:
   beneficial, advantageous, reparatory, conservative, careful, protective

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1. arch, impish, implike, mischievous, pixilated, prankish, puckish, wickedadjective

   naughtily or annoyingly playful

   "teasing and worrying with impish laughter"; "a wicked prank"

   Synonyms:
   condescending, arch(a), revolting, pissed, blind drunk, implike, repellent, arch, besotted, patronising, distasteful, slopped, puckish, blotto, severe, sinful, pixilated, disgustful, cockeyed, loathly, crocked, disgusting, patronizing, repelling, fuddled, tight, soused, loathsome, foul, prankish, yucky, wicked, sozzled, squiffy, unholy, plastered, terrible, impish, stiff, skanky, pie-eyed, mischievous, sloshed, smashed, soaked, loaded, wet, repellant

   Antonyms:
   sober, serious, harmless, unplayful

2. mischievousadjective

   deliberately causing harm or damage

   "mischievous rumors and falsehoods"

   Synonyms:
   prankish, arch, implike, wicked, impish, puckish, pixilated

   Antonyms:
   harmless, serious, sober, unplayful

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1. waluigiadjective

   Submitted by rinat on May 31, 2023  

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1. mischievousadjective

   Synonyms:
   hurtful, injurious, detrimental, pernicious, destructive, noxious

2. mischievousadjective

   Synonyms:
   vicious, wicked, sinful, prone to mischief

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1. List of paraphrases for "mischievous":

   playful, giddy, malicious

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1. Pamela Anderson:

   I've just signed with Next Modeling agency for commercials and appearances. That is funny. I've never felt pretty enough to be a model, i think I've provoked feelings with how I look. But not as a beauty but as a mischievous little rascal!

2. Socrates:

   I do nothing but go about persuading you all, old and young alike, not to take thought for your persons or your properties, but and chiefly to care about the greatest improvement of the soul. I tell you that virtue is not given by money, but that from virtue comes money and every other good of man, public as well as private. This is my teaching, and if this is the doctrine which corrupts the youth, I am a mischievous person.

3. Lakshheish M Patel:

   As expected, SBI securities web trading platform pages have been made UNRESPONSIVE by them again today. SBI securities have no fear of any authority for such open mischievous dacoity being done with regularity

4. Johnny Galecki:

   One of the most rewarding elements of being on 'The Big Bang Theory' has been being approached by younger people who claim they never before had considered a life in the sciences until watching the show. Our goal on 'Big Bang‘ is to make people laugh. These kids are molding our culture, building our future and even curing diseases. 'SciJinks' is a way to celebrate them and hopefully inspire more young people to follow in their footsteps — while having an absurdly good and mischievous time.

5. Hassan Rouhani:

   We are prepared for all scenarios and no change will occur in our lives next week, if we can get what we want from a deal without America, then Iran will continue to remain committed to the deal. What Iran wants is our interests to be guaranteed by its non-American signatories. ... In that case, getting rid of America's mischievous presence will be fine for Iran.