Synonyms of raising Cain

raising Cain

phrase

variants or raising hell

present participle of raise Cain

as in acting out

to behave badly

Area teens were caught raising Cain in the park after dark.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• acting out
• running riot
• carrying on
• acting up
• rebelling
• misconducting
• disobeying
• misbehaving
• cutting up
• kidding (around)
• horsing around
• clowning (around)
• fooling around
• showing off
• roughhousing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obeying
• acting
• conducting
• bearing
• containing
• quitting
• handling
• complying
• demeaning
• conforming
• moving
• controlling
• collecting
• checking
• acquitting
• composing
• restraining
• deporting
• curbing
• inhibiting
• comporting
• constraining
• quieting
• repressing