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 of naughty in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That double title repeats a phonetic pronunciation of Betelgeuse, a star in the Orion constellation, consistent with the juvenile mischief inherent to Burton’s animated-cartoon sensibility — a childishly naughty perspective that has become all too common, especially in the comic-book-movie era. —Armond White, National Review, 11 Sep. 2024

Hide your elf The central element of this tradition is that each night, your elf flies to the North Pole to tell Santa Claus whether your children have been naughty or nice. —Apryl Duncan, Parents, 29 July 2024

But leave it to Sweeney and her stylist Molly Dickson to deliver a naughty twist: a thigh high slit with a pair of lacy stockings. —Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 16 July 2024

Plus: Find out which states have the naughtiest airline passengers. —Melvin Backman, Quartz, 21 June 2024