Synonyms of naughty

naughty

adjective

ˈnȯ-tē 

as in mischievous

engaging in or marked by childish misbehavior

told her to act her age and stop throwing temper tantrums like a naughty little girl

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mischievous
• bad
• rude
• rebellious
• selfish
• childish
• wild
• wicked
• errant
• misbehaving
• contrary
• froward
• immature
• juvenile
• improper
• defiant
• impudent
• disobedient
• insolent
• disrespectful
• wilful
• evil
• impish
• indecorous
• unruly
• wayward
• recalcitrant
• uncontrollable
• uncouth
• impolite
• unmannerly
• corrupt
• roguish
• prankish
• obstreperous
• elfish
• headstrong
• willful
• rowdy
• knavish
• ornery
• waggish
• refractory
• dissolute
• monkeying
• rascally
• perverse
• intractable
• restive
• ill-mannered
• ill-natured
• untoward
• balky
• ungovernable
• wrongheaded
• disorderly
• unkind
• ruffianly
• mutinous
• thoughtless
• inconsiderate
• infantile
• transgressing
• pixieish
• insurgent
• unkindly
• arch
• puerile
• monkeyish
• babyish
• disobliging
• kiddish
• jejune

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of naughty

The authors of these 11 tales of naughty behavior include Lee Goldberg, Ivy Pochoda and Gabino Iglesias. —Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024

Perfect for those naughty and nice, vacation destinations throughout the world are offering guests a holiday extravaganza designed to entertain and amaze. —Roger Sands, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024

My sense is that people infatuated with this tinpot Marxist analysis enjoy the rush of feeling like the naughty provocateur without paying any real price for transgression. —Lily Burana, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024

Stephen may have a flip-book of naughty photos, but his real weapon is his will to destroy. —Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024