knavery

noun

ˈnā-və-rē How to pronounce knavery (audio)
Definition of knaverynext
1
as in prank
a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke the sort of frat-boy knaveries that become the stuff of campus legend

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2
as in mischief
playful, reckless behavior that is not intended to cause serious harm suspects some knavery going on in the political campaign

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knavery
  1. prank
  2. mischief
  3. trick
  4. roguery
Noun
  • But before either set of students could be comfortable enough to start pulling any pranks, there was a significant adjustment period for both sides.
    Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 14 Dec. 2024
  • With Linwood Boomer and the creative team at the helm, these new episodes will have all the laughs, pranks, and mayhem fans loved — along with a few surprises that remind us why this show is so timeless.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of prank
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
Noun
  • As for the pineapple addition to the drink, eating the fruit is another common, nonmedical trick that people suggest for getting labor started (some people also swear by it when trying to conceive).
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The gods prove cruel but not omnipotent, and the modern settings exert their own redemptive pull; the final effect is that of a magic trick, in which the characters manage, in each film’s miraculous closing moments, to slip the bonds of tragedy.
    Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of trick
Noun
  • That’s flimflam, that’s roguery.
    Helen Shaw, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2022
  • 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
Definition of roguery
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