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naughty

[naw-tee] / ˈnɔ ti /
ADJECTIVE
bad, misbehaved
Synonyms
STRONGEST
headstrong impish mischievous playful rowdy wicked
WEAK
annoying badly behaved contrary disobedient disorderly evil exasperating fiendish fractious froward indecorous insubordinate intractable obstreperous perverse rascally raunchy recalcitrant refractory rough sinful teasing tough ungovernable unmanageable unruly wanton wayward willful worthless wrong
Antonyms
STRONGEST
behaved calm good moderate nice obedient
WEAK
clean controlled moral pure
ADJECTIVE
obscene, vulgar
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bawdy dirty lewd off-color ribald
WEAK
adult blue hot improper lascivious loose pornographic purple risqué steamy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
chaste clean decent moral nice
WEAK
behaved controlled good obedient pure

Example Sentences

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His tics are not naughty mischief but an uncontrollable action.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

"The two of us get together and we're like a couple of naughty kids at school that need to be wrangled to be focused," he said.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

My dad says when I was a child, he took me to the country club one Sunday after church and I began misbehaving—knocking stuff over, throwing rolls and being naughty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

Still, with the help of Wall Street, it’s possible to develop a Santa-like list of nice and naughty names.

From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025

I was thinking that it was very naughty of you to go off in that way at all, leading Edmund into trouble.'

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill

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