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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of naughty

He then got struck by a lightning bolt and died, but he is said to reappear in his scarecrow attire at Christmastime, preying on naughty children for food. —Jennifer Borresen, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024

Christmas in America has long been about receiving presents from Santa for being nice, or at worst, getting a lump of coal for being naughty. —Jennifer Borresen, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024

From horrifying films about a snowman going on a murderous rampage to those about folkloric Christmas demons who terrorize naughty families, there are plenty of grown-ups-only holiday movies that will make for an exciting kid-free movie night. —Lydia Price, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024

Use barrier protection like condoms: Birth control pills and other contraceptive approaches that do not provide a physical barrier between both of your naughty bits will not protect you against STIs. —Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024