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as in devilment
playful, reckless behavior that is not intended to cause serious harm
the children claimed that setting off a firecracker was harmless mischief, but they got a lecture anyway
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2
as in playfulness
a natural disposition for playful behavior
your mother was full of mischief as a child, believe it or not
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3
as in monkey
an appealingly mischievous person
he's a little mischief who means no harm
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Recent Examples of mischief
Instead, the impish demon still sports a black-and-white suit, hoping to cause mischief in the world of the living and reconnect with his decades-long crush, Lydia.
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Emma Fraser, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
To promote the film, the studio also released a music video for one of the band’s catchiest tunes, replete with 1D-style school uniforms and polite mischief.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2024
Stories of swapped identities, of one character being mistaken for another and causing mischief, or falling in love, are nothing new, and they were invented by people with good instincts for what human beings like.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 25 Nov. 2024
Dwayne Johnson is sharing his younger daughters' adorable reaction to their Elf on the Shelf's latest mischief.
—Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Emma Fraser, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
To promote the film, the studio also released a music video for one of the band’s catchiest tunes, replete with 1D-style school uniforms and polite mischief.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2024
Stories of swapped identities, of one character being mistaken for another and causing mischief, or falling in love, are nothing new, and they were invented by people with good instincts for what human beings like.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 25 Nov. 2024
Dwayne Johnson is sharing his younger daughters' adorable reaction to their Elf on the Shelf's latest mischief.
—Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mischief
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The jungle struck up its evening symphony: the sweet chittering of insects, the distant bellowing of monkeys, the occasional screech of a kite.Charlie Cordero, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Now de la Torre was heading out to check on the remaining monkeys in Ecuador.Jessica Camille Aguirre, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
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And there are folk devils being made all around us, so maybe another Nosferatu adaptation is more necessary than ever.Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024
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Well of Radiance-using devil Exo as my big pull who is yes, better than all my other characters instantly.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Less familiar is the part that his American wife, Fanny Stevenson (née Van de Grift), played in juicing up the story’s plot to establish Edward Hyde’s wickedness early on.Tobias Grey, airmail.news, 10 Aug. 2024
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Burkhart’s wickedness is more intimate, more complex, more human.Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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As shown in his previous films, Eggers’ sensibility has roots not in contemporary horror but in stories from centuries past that become vivid and febrile, alive with an insidious devilry that inches under your skin.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2024
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That’s enough devilry to explain at least much of Haiti’s challenges without resorting to tales of satanic influence.Matthew Brown, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2024
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That’s flimflam, that’s roguery.Helen Shaw, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2022
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America, this is a level of pure double-dealing, roguery, and downright villainy ne’er witnessed on this television program.Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2021
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“Mischief.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mischief. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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