naughtiness

noun

Definition of naughtinessnext
1
as in misbehavior

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2
as in vulgarity

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for naughtiness
  1. misbehavior
  2. vulgarity
  3. indiscretion
  4. misconduct
  5. imprudence
  6. wickedness
  7. mischief
  8. devilry
Noun
  • As a result, the consequences for their misbehavior must be immediate.
    Cynthia Hanson, Parents, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Make the witness ‘unavailable’ The defense attorneys said Rundle tacitly endorses misbehavior by offering no consequences for it.
    Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of misbehavior
Noun
  • Corbet’s awkward forcing of his characters into his conceptual framework leads to absurdities and vulgarities—not least in the depiction of László’s first and only Black acquaintance, a laborer named Gordon (Isaach De Bankolé), as a heroin addict.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Some council members who took issue with the sign relented after then-Metro Council attorney Mike Jameson advised that rejecting Rock's sign due to vulgarity or obscenity could lead to a First Amendment lawsuit.
    Cassandra Stephenson, The Tennessean, 22 May 2024
Definition of vulgarity
Noun
  • Hegseth, however, has the support of some veterans’ groups that say his past indiscretions are not as important as getting in the job someone who will focus on improving military readiness to fight.
    Tara Copp, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
  • The caveat is that yours are coming out to play today and other people are able to sweep their indiscretions under the rug.
    Lisa Stardust, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of indiscretion
Noun
  • Liberty has been a member of the Florida Bar since 2004 and has no history of misconduct.
    Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Baldwin’s attorneys accused the state of misconduct, pointing to a batch of unexamined bullets that a potential witness turned over to sheriff’s investigators last March.
    Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of misconduct
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  • But the apparent imprudence of such a ploy didn’t stop Murphy, Davidson, or Regan, who would go on to challenge the N.H.L. and N.F.L., two other powerhouse leagues that had been around since the 1920s.
    airmail.news, airmail.news, 31 Aug. 2024
  • Her imprudence should not go unchallenged because the oath is sacrosanct.
    Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2024
Definition of imprudence
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  • Less familiar is the part that his American wife, Fanny Stevenson (née Van de Grift), played in juicing up the story’s plot to establish Edward Hyde’s wickedness early on.
    Tobias Grey, airmail.news, 10 Aug. 2024
  • Burkhart’s wickedness is more intimate, more complex, more human.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of wickedness
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  • Daniel Taylor has written about the mentality, moves, and mischief which made him — and unearths his first ever scouting report.
    Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The London Cat, a great skinless feline who likes to turn people inside-out and embodies all the mischief and malevolence of cats).
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of mischief
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  • As shown in his previous films, Eggers’ sensibility has roots not in contemporary horror but in stories from centuries past that become vivid and febrile, alive with an insidious devilry that inches under your skin.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2024
  • That’s enough devilry to explain at least much of Haiti’s challenges without resorting to tales of satanic influence.
    Matthew Brown, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2024
Definition of devilry
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