Synonyms of impishness

impishness

noun

1

as in playfulness

a natural disposition for playful behavior

her irrepressible impishness means that no one is ever safe from her practical jokes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• playfulness
• mischief
• sportfulness
• mischievousness
• friskiness
• sportiveness
• devilment
• prankishness
• archness
• coyness
• deviltry
• roguishness
• tricksiness
• energy
• larkiness
• espièglerie
• coltishness
• rascality
• devilishness
• vivacity
• gayety
• whimsicality
• vivaciousness
• frivolousness
• devilry
• spunkiness
• spiritedness
• sprightliness
• liveliness
• jocularity
• mirthfulness
• lightheartedness
• hob
• waggery
• knavery
• gaiety
• kittenishness
• diabolicalness
• jocundity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• earnestness
• seriousness
• soberness
• sternness
• solemnity
• grimness
• graveness
• priggishness
• stuffiness
• solemnness
• restraint
• sobersidedness
• starchiness
• constraint
• self-control
• serious-mindedness

2

as in mischief

playful, reckless behavior that is not intended to cause serious harm

the boys' impishness was easy to forgive, since it caused no real harm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mischief
• playfulness
• mischievousness
• devilment
• roguishness
• deviltry
• devilishness
• rascality
• wickedness
• roguery
• devilry
• waggishness
• knavery
• waggery
• hob
• diablerie
• irritation
• shenanigan(s)
• misconduct
• naughtiness
• misbehavior
• espièglerie
• annoyance
• exasperation
• friskiness
• buffoonery
• trick
• troublemaking
• sportiveness
• hijinks
• trickery
• tomfoolery
• chicanery
• antic
• monkeying
• goings-on
• skylarking
• diabolicalness
• high jinks
• hanky-panky
• roughhousing
• horseplay
• monkey business
• caper
• practical joke
• aggravation
• monkeyshine(s)
• dido

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• seriousness
• gravity
• solemnity
• gravitas
• solemnness