troublemaking 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of troublemakingnext
as in naughty

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troublemaking

2 of 2

noun

as in misbehavior

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for troublemaking
  1. naughty
  2. misbehavior
  3. misconduct
  4. wily
  5. mischief
  6. crafty
  7. cunning
  8. tricky
Adjective
  • Krampus is rumored to punish children who have been naughty on the evening of Dec. 5, also known as Krampusnacht, by whipping them, eating them or dragging them to hell.
    Jennifer Borresen, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Sometimes plotting a fantasy feels as naughty as enacting it.
    Stephen Kearse, TIME, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of naughty
Noun
  • Horowitz found no political bias in the FBI's misbehavior, but Patel decided there were darker forces at work.
    Brian Bennett, TIME, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Despite warnings about its death rattles due to causes ranging from concussion violence to off-field misbehaviors, professional football keeps dragging everyone else down the field as the most reliable branding vehicle in America.
    Dale Buss, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of misbehavior
Noun
  • About an equal number of men and women have come forward to accuse Combs of misconduct, with the accusations spanning over a 20-year period, the BBC reported, citing Buzbee.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
  • According to Pelletier, the DOJ's approach often leaves individual corporate wrongdoers untouched, even when the DOJ says there's evidence of serious misconduct.
    Brian Mann, NPR, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of misconduct
Adjective
  • The wily Canuck was practically invisible for the first three weeks of the season, a victim of far flashier payers (cough, Rome, cough) that commandeered all the camera time.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Their leader was said to be a particularly wily simian named Capone.
    Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of wily
Noun
  • In January he was busted in Union City, N.J. on a fugitive from justice charge; the same month he was arrested twice in Hoboken for criminal mischief, sources said.
    Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 18 Nov. 2024
  • The report listed the potential offenses as criminal mischief and disorderly conduct.
    Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of mischief
Adjective
  • The Vols earned it after giving up a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to Junior Sherrill on the first play of the game, then allowing a 26-yard touchdown drive to crafty Diego Pavia and the Commodores after Sampson fumbled on UT’s second play from scrimmage.
    Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Diaz would get Gio Urshela to ground out, but with two outs and runners on second and third, the crafty right-hander didn’t do the one thing pitchers must when a ground ball goes to first base: cover the bag.
    Scott Thompson, Fox News, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of crafty
Adjective
  • Dawson plays Maritza Cruz, a high-end celebrity attorney, pulled into a headline-making case involving Fatima, a cunning young waitress who is accused of serial poisoning and murdering 28 people.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Since then, Putin has sought instead to rally the public to the defense of a motherland besieged by the perfidious and cunning West.
    Leon Aron, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of cunning
Adjective
  • Gifting a hat can be tricky, but this look is one that practically everyone can pull off.
    Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Others said that transitioning a large audience from TikTok to another platform is tricky, because each site has its own unique algorithm and monetization scheme.
    Clare Duffy, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of tricky
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