impishness

NOUN

mischief

Synonyms

STRONG

atrocity catastrophe devilment devilry deviltry evil fault friskiness frolicsomeness gag harm hurt ill injury misbehavior mischievousness misconduct misfortune naughtiness outrage playfulness prank prankishness rascality roguery roguishness sabotage shenanigans sportiveness tomfoolery transgression vandalism waggery waggishness wrong wrongdoing

WEAK

diablerie dirty trick funny business high jinks misdoing monkey business waywardness

Antonyms

STRONG

advantage aid assistance behavior benefit blessing favor good goodness happiness help kindness manners obedience right virtue

Example Sentences

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Ms. Touzani, whose previous films included 2019’s “Adam” and 2022’s “The Blue Caftan,” has made a film of simple, light appeal, relying heavily on her star’s late-blooming impishness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Gallenzi, in his editor's introduction, said they revealed "his mood, ambition and, perhaps, impishness at a time when he was starting out as a poet".

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

Season 6 of “Formula 1: Drive to Survive,” is now on Netflix, and in many ways it remains as fun and juicy as ever — full of petty immaturity, glamorous lifestyles and alluring European impishness.

From New York Times • Feb. 29, 2024

But whether by intent or through sheer luck, that impishness set the tone.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2024

“A mile,” he says quickly, and his eyebrows raise in a little bit of his trademark impishness.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

impishness

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