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make trouble

VERB

act up (misbehave)

Synonyms

WEAK

act out be bad be out of line behave badly carry on fool around horseplay misbehave rebel set a bad example show off

Antonyms

WEAK

behave

VERB

misbehave

Synonyms

STRONGEST

act up fool around trespass

STRONG

deviate fail misconduct offend roughhouse sin transgress

WEAK

be at fault be bad be dissolute be guilty be immoral be indecorous be insubordinate be mischievous be out of line be out of order be reprehensible bend the law carry on cut up do evil do wrong get into mischief go astray go wrong sow wild oats take a wrong turn

Antonyms

STRONG

behave obey

Example Sentences

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And the sweaty bars and fringe meetings of the party conference provide the perfect backdrop for those out to make trouble.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025

Finally, the researchers wondered whether doctors gave preferential treatment to high-power patients because of their elevated status or because those patients had the authority to make trouble if they were unsatisfied with their care.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2024

“We know all too well that if someone is determined to make trouble, they will do their best to make trouble.”

From Washington Times • Sep. 24, 2023

"Their overriding message is - do not make trouble," he added.

From Reuters • Oct. 13, 2022

But he was against it, as he explained, because it was not manly to make trouble for someone in front of his family, and Don Apolinar had returned with his wife and daughters.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

make trouble

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