hanky-panky
The word “hanky-panky” has 4 syllables: han-ky-pank-y
It's pronounced as /ˌhæŋ.kiˈpæŋ.ki/
What is synonym and antonym for hanky-panky?
In the thesaurus, “hanky-panky” has 78 synonyms and 13 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for hanky-panky along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for hanky-panky
- amour
- artfulness
- artifice
- cageyness
- caginess
- chicane
- chicanery
- craftiness
- crookedness
- crookery
- cunning
- dalliance
- deceit
- deceitfulness
- deception
- deceptiveness
- design
- devilry
- deviousness
- dirty pool
- dirty tricks
- dishonesty
- dissimulation
- double-dealing
- dupery
- duplicity
- fakery
- fling
- flirtation
- fooling around
- fourberie
- foxiness
- fraud
- funny business
- gamesmanship
- guile
- guilefulness
- hankie-pankie
- hokey-pokey
- humbuggery
- hypocrisy
- imposture
- insincerity
- jiggery-pokery
- jugglery
- knavery
- legerdemain
- liaison
- love affair
- machinations
- mischief
- monkey business
- oiliness
- plotting
- quackery
- romance
- scheming
- secrecy
- sexual activity
- shadiness
- sharp practice
- sharpness
- shenanigans
- shiftiness
- shrewdness
- skulduggery
- skullduggery
- slickness
- slipperiness
- slyness
- sneakiness
- stealth
- subterfuge
- treachery
- trickery
- underhandedness
- wile
- wiliness
Antonyms for hanky-panky
- artlessness
- candidness
- candor
- directness
- faithfulness
- forthrightness
- guilelessness
- honesty
- ingenuousness
- openness
- plainness
- plainspokenness
- sincerity
Meanings of hanky-panky
- noun
- Mischievous behaviour, dishonest or shady activity.
- Amorous behaviour, smooching, making out, necking, sexual intercourse or other sexual activity, especially if illicit.
- A debaucherous act; a sexual act that is considered inappropriate.
Example Sentences
- The teacher warned the students that no hanky-panky would be tolerated during the trip.
- They suspected some financial hanky-panky behind the sudden resignation.
- The movie was full of comic hanky-panky and lighthearted scenes.
- He got in trouble for trying to pull some hanky-panky during the meeting.
- The principal put an end to all the hanky-panky in the hallways.
On this page you'll find 91 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to hanky-panky, such as: amour, artfulness, artifice, artlessness, cageyness, caginess, candidness.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
dalliance
- a little on the side
- affair
- amorous play
- amusement
- binge
- buffoonery
- carrying-on
- dabbling
- delay
- delaying
- delight
- devilment
- devilry
- deviltry
- dilly-dallying
- diversion
- enjoyment
- entertainment
- fling
- fooling around
- friskiness
- frittering
- frivoling
- frolic
- frolicking
- fun
- fun and games
- gamboling
- gambolling
- hanky-panky
- high jinks
- hijinks
- hilarity
- hob
- hobby
- hobbyhorse
- horseplay
- idling
- impishness
- jinks
- kick
- knavery
- lark
- loafing
- loitering
- merriment
- merrymaking
- messing around
- mischief
- mischievousness
- pastime
- play
- playfulness
- playing
- pleasance
- pleasure
- poking
- procrastinating
- procrastination
- puttering
- rascality
- recreation
- relationship
- relaxation
- revel
- revelry
- roguishness
- rollick
- rollicking
- romping
- seduction
- sport
- sportiveness
- spree
- tomfoolery
- toying
- trifling
- waggery
- wantonness
- whoopee
- working late at office
gag
- adventure
- amuse
- antic
- asphyxiate
- balk
- banter
- barf
- be nauseated
- boff
- boffo
- boffola
- bottle up
- buffoonery
- burlesque
- caper
- capriccio
- caprice
- caricature
- chaff
- choke
- comedy
- conceit
- constrain
- cork
- cork up
- crack
- crack wise
- curb
- deaden
- deceit
- deception
- deed
- delusion
- demur
- dido
- disgorge
- divert
- drollery
- drollness
- eject
- entertain
- escapade
- expel
- experience
- facetiousness
- fancy
- feat
- fool
- fooling
- fraud
- frolic
- fun
- funniness
- funning
- funny
- gambit
- game
- garrote
- gasp
- gibe
- giggle
- hanky-panky
- haze
- heave
- high jinks
- hijinks
- hilariousness
- hoax
- hoodwinking
- horseplay
- humor
- humorousness
- hurl
- jape
- jeer
- jest
- jibe
- jive
- joke
- joking
- jolly
- josh
- keep the lid on
- kid
- kidding
- knavery
- knee-slapper
- lampoon
- lark
- laugh
- leg-pull
- maneuver
- mission
- mock
- mockery
- muffle
- muzzle
- nauseate
- nifty
- obstruct
- one-liner
- panic
- pant
- parody
- performance
- persiflage
- play
- pleasantry
- ploy
- practical joke
- prank
- puke
- put the lid on
- put-on
- quiet
- quip
- rag
- raillery
- rally
- razz
- regurgitate
- repartee
- repress
- restrain
- retch
- rib
- ridicule
- riff
- riot
- roguery
- roughhousing
- rowdyism
- ruse
- sally
- satirize
- scream
- sham
- shavie
- shut down
- shy
- sicken
- skylarking
- smother
- spew
- spit up
- squash
- squelch
- stifle
- still
- strain
- stratagem
- struggle
- stumble
- stunt
- subterfuge
- suffocate
- suppress
- tape up
- tease
- teasing
- thigh-slapper
- throttle
- throw up
- time
- tomfoolery
- tongue-tie
- trick
- trickery
- upchuck
- vagary
- vomit
- waggery
- whim
- whimsey
- whimsy
- wile
- wisecrack
- wisecracking
- wit
- witticism
- wordplay
- yak
- yock
- yuck
- yuk
quackery
- artfulness
- artifice
- cageyness
- caginess
- chicane
- chicanery
- craftiness
- crookedness
- crookery
- cunning
- deceit
- deceitfulness
- deception
- deceptiveness
- design
- deviousness
- dirty pool
- dirty tricks
- dishonesty
- dissimulation
- double-dealing
- dupery
- duplicity
- fakery
- foxiness
- gamesmanship
- guile
- guilefulness
- hanky-panky
- humbuggery
- hypocrisy
- imposture
- insincerity
- jiggery-pokery
- jugglery
- legerdemain
- misrepresentation
- oiliness
- plotting
- pretense
- scheming
- secrecy
- shadiness
- sharpness
- shiftiness
- shrewdness
- skulduggery
- skullduggery
- slickness
- slipperiness
- slyness
- sneakiness
- stealth
- subterfuge
- treachery
- trickery
- underhandedness
- wile
- wiliness
safe sex
- breeding
- carnality
- coition
- coitus
- commerce
- congress
- copulating
- copulation
- coupling
- dalliance
- fornication
- hanky-panky
- insemination
- intercourse
- lovemaking
- mating
- relations
- sex
- sex act
- sexual intercourse
- sexual relations
- sexuality
- whoopee
waggery
- adventure
- aggravation
- annoyance
- antic
- atrocity
- banter
- boff
- boffo
- boffola
- buffoonery
- burlesque
- caper
- capriccio
- caprice
- caricature
- catastrophe
- chicanery
- comedy
- comicality
- comicalness
- conceit
- crack
- deceit
- deception
- deed
- delusion
- devil
- devilishness
- devilment
- devilry
- deviltry
- diablerie
- diabolicalness
- dido
- dirty trick
- drollery
- drollness
- escapade
- evil
- exasperation
- experience
- facetiousness
- fancy
- farcicality
- fault
- feat
- fooling
- foolishness
- fraud
- friskiness
- frolic
- frolicsomeness
- funniness
- funning
- funny
- funny business
- gag
- gambit
- game
- giggle
- goings-on
- hanky-panky
- harm
- high jinks
- hijinks
- hilariousness
- hoax
- hob
- hoodwinking
- horseplay
- humor
- humorousness
- hurt
- ill
- imp
- impishness
- injury
- irritation
- jape
- jest
- jocoseness
- jocosity
- jocularity
- joke
- joking
- josh
- kidding
- knavery
- knee-slapper
- lampoon
- lark
- laugh
- leg-pull
- maneuver
- misbehavior
- mischief
- mischievousness
- misconduct
- misdoing
- misfortune
- mission
- mock
- mockery
- monkey business
- monkeying
- naughtiness
- nifty
- one-liner
- outrage
- panic
- parody
- performance
- persiflage
- play
- playfulness
- pleasantry
- ploy
- practical joke
- prank
- prankishness
- put-on
- quip
- rag
- raillery
- rascal
- rascality
- repartee
- rib
- riff
- riot
- rogue
- roguery
- roguishness
- roughhousing
- rowdyism
- ruse
- sabotage
- sally
- scamp
- scream
- sham
- shavie
- shenanigans
- skylarking
- sportiveness
- stratagem
- stunt
- subterfuge
- teasing
- thigh-slapper
- time
- tomfoolery
- transgression
- trick
- trickery
- troublemaking
- vagary
- vandalism
- waggishness
- waywardness
- whim
- whimsey
- whimsicality
- whimsy
- wickedness
- wile
- wisecrack
- wisecracking
- wit
- witticism
- wittiness
- wordplay
- wrong
- wrongdoing
- yak
- yock
- yuck
- yuk