naughty

The word “naughty” has 2 syllables: naugh-ty

It's pronounced as /ˈnɔːti/

What is synonym and antonym for naughty?

In the thesaurus, “naughty” has 102 synonyms and 48 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for naughty along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for naughty

adult
annoying
arch
babyish
bad
badly behaved
balky
bawdy
blue
childish
contrary
corrupt
defiant
dirty
disobedient
disobliging
disorderly
disrespectful
dissolute
elfish
errant
evil
exasperating
fiendish
fractious
froward
headstrong
hot
ill-mannered
ill-natured
immature
impish
impolite
improper
impudent
inconsiderate
indecorous
infantile
insolent
insubordinate
insurgent
intractable
jejune
juvenile
kiddish
knavish
lascivious
lewd
loose
misbehaving
mischievous
monkeying
monkeyish
mutinous
obstreperous
off-color
ornery
perverse
pixieish
playful
pornographic
prankish
puerile
purple
rascally
raunchy
rebellious
recalcitrant
refractory
restive
ribald
roguish
rough
rowdy
rude
ruffianly
selfish
sinful
steamy
teasing
thoughtless
tough
transgressing
uncontrollable
uncouth
ungovernable
unkind
unkindly
unmanageable
unmannerly
unruly
untoward
waggish
wanton
wayward
wicked
wild
wilful
willful
worthless
wrong
wrongheaded

Antonyms for naughty

acquiescent
adult
amenable
amiable
angelic
angelical
behaved
behaving
calm
chaste
cherubic
clean
complaisant
compliant
complying
considerate
controlled
correct
courteous
decent
decorous
discreet
divine
docile
dutiful
good
good-natured
governable
grown-up
heavenly
kindly
mannerly
mature
moderate
modest
moral
nice
obedient
obliging
orderly
pleasant
polite
proper
pure
respectable
submissive
thoughtful
tractable

Meanings of naughty

adjective
1. Mischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child).
2. Sexually provocative; now in weakened sense, risqué, cheeky.
3. Evil, wicked, morally reprehensible.
4. Bad, worthless, substandard.

Example Sentences

The mischievous child grinned naughty as they snuck another cookie from the jar.
Despite their best efforts to behave, the puppies sometimes got into naughty antics.
She playfully winked at him, her eyes twinkling with a hint of naughty mischief.
The comedian's jokes often bordered on the line of naughty, eliciting laughter and blushes from the audience.
His naughty behavior earned him a stern reprimand from his parents, but they couldn't help but chuckle at his antics.

On this page you'll find 150 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to naughty, such as: acquiescent, adult, amenable, amiable, angelic, angelical, annoying.

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