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Synonyms for naughty
ˈnɔ tinaughty
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naughtyadjective
Synonyms:
mischievous, dirtynaughtyadjective
Evil, wicked, morally reprehensible.
Synonyms:
dirty, mischievousnaughtyadjective
Immoral, sexually provocative; now in weakened sense, risqué, cheeky.
Synonyms:
dirty, mischievousnaughtyadjective
Bad, worthless, substandard.
One basket had very good figs, even like the figs that are first ripe: and the other basket had very naughty figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad. Jeremiah 24:2, American King James Bible.
Synonyms:
mischievous, dirtynaughtyadjective
Mischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child).
Some naughty boys at school hid the teacher's lesson notes.
Synonyms:
mischievous, dirtynaughtyadjective
Antonyms:
nice
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Princeton's WordNet
blue, gamy, gamey, juicy, naughty, racy, risque, spicyadjective
suggestive of sexual impropriety
"a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip"
Synonyms:
down(p), dispirited, red-hot, spirited, racy, hot, toothsome, mettlesome, gamy, zesty, bluish, fat, dismal, dark, down in the mouth, gentle, savoury, robust, disconsolate, gloomy, drear, puritanical, low, profane, spunky, blue, blueish, gamey, luscious, downhearted, lively, juicy, downcast, blasphemous, high, drab, gritty, patrician, rich, blue-blooded, game, spicy, savory, full-bodied, aristocratic, blue(a), sorry, aristocratical, puritanic, grim, depressed, dingy, dreary, piquant, risque, low-spirited, voluptuousnaughtyadjective
badly behaved
"a naughty boy"
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
naughtyadjective
Synonyms:
disobedient, mischievous, perverse, forward, refractory
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#164 | high | |
#305 | game | |
#402 | low | |
#487 | hot | |
#618 | blue | |
#841 | bad | |
#1640 | dark | |
#1690 | fat | |
#2169 | rich | |
#2263 | sorry | |
#4328 | dirty | |
#7683 | nasty | |
#7689 | ugly | |
#7893 | robust | |
#8075 | gentle | |
#8139 | naughty | |
#8459 | wicked | |
#11969 | corrupt | |
#11986 | juicy | |
#12285 | lively | |
#12913 | depressed | |
#13395 | spicy | |
#14856 | grim | |
#19606 | spirited | |
#20769 | worthless | |
#21387 | rascal | |
#22527 | villain | |
#26261 | gritty | |
#26303 | savory | |
#27099 | luscious | |
#27379 | vile | |
#27763 | refractory | |
#28539 | dismal | |
#28701 | gloomy | |
#31554 | perverse | |
#32543 | profane | |
#37338 | dreary | |
#37348 | horrid | |
#38220 | risque | |
#42256 | mischievous | |
#43052 | drab | |
#44529 | voluptuous | |
#45019 | aristocratic | |
#45940 | bluish | |
#47719 | racy | |
#50233 | spunky | |
#58318 | dingy | |
#60666 | savoury | |
#63820 | patrician | |
#63931 | blasphemous | |
#65275 | zesty | |
#67304 | redheaded | |
#81752 | downcast | |
#102186 | piquant | |
#108246 | puritanical | |
#147160 | dispirited | |
#167212 | disconsolate | |
#169244 | drear | |
#193909 | gamey | |
#208795 | blueish | |
#230741 | froward | |
#245806 | downhearted | |
#277280 | toothsome |
How to use naughty in a sentence?
I don't have a complete intelligence report, senator, but I understand that the reindeer have been in fact fed their quantity of oats and are prepared for the delivery of all of those gifts to those who have been nice and not naughty.
I had a great crush on him, eventually, he got one on me. It was inevitable to fall in love with him. He was so naughty and so charming.
I promised, I called a friend in Philadelphia -- and... we didn't know what an X-movie was. We thought it was a little naughty, but we didn't think it was that bad, you've got ta understand, I was 18 years old.
So we'd always 'look on the bright side of life', thinking 'He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy'. It just helped me.
In American culture an averted gaze and eye avoidance are perceived as guilt: 'I've been naughty. I'm ashamed. I've been up to no good.' It's very powerful and you have to factor it in as part of your message.
Translations for naughty
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- شرير, مؤذArabic
- непослушенBulgarian
- trapellaCatalan, Valencian
- uartig, slemDanish
- dreist, unartig, frech, ungehorsamGerman
- άτακτοςGreek
- fiaEsperanto
- maleducado, obsceno, picante, traviesoSpanish
- شیطانPersian
- ilkeä, tuhmaFinnish
- malin, malicieux, vilain, méchantFrench
- dánaIrish
- crostaScottish Gaelic
- नटखटHindi
- rossz, csintalanHungarian
- nakalIndonesian
- osceno, provocante, birichino, malizioso, furbettoItalian
- שובבהHebrew
- 行儀が悪い, いたずら, わんぱく, やんちゃJapanese
- ცელქიGeorgian
- 장난꾸러기의Korean
- ناڕهحهتKurdish
- nerātnsLatvian
- rawemākoiMāori
- gedurfd, vuil, ondeugend, gewaagd, stout, brutaalDutch
- slem, frekk, uforskamma, uskikkeligNorwegian
- niegrzecznyPolish
- travesso, safado, levadoPortuguese
- непослушный, озорной, шаловливыйRussian
- styggSwedish
- ซนThai
- nghịch ngợmVietnamese
- 淘气Chinese
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