Synonyms for mischief
noun
Damage
hurt, injury, trouble, harm; see damage 1.
Evil
atrocity, ill, catastrophe; see evil 2, wrong 2.
Prankishness
troublesomeness, harmfulness, impishness, waggishness, sportiveness, roguishness, rascality, misbehavior, misconduct, fault, transgression, wrongdoing, misdoing, playfulness, frolicsomeness, naughtiness, mischief-making, devilment, friskiness, shenanigans*, funny business*.
Antonyms dignity*, demureness, sedateness.
See mischief in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
Annoying yet harmless, usually playful acts:
devilry, deviltry, diablerie, high jinks, impishness, mischievousness, prankishness, rascality, roguery, roguishness, tomfoolery. (Informal) shenanigan (often used in plural). See goodOne who causes minor trouble or damage:
devil, imp, prankster, rascal, rogue, scamp. (Informal) cutup. See goodThe action or result of inflicting loss or pain:
damage, detriment, harm, hurt, injury. See help
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