NAUGHTY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for NAUGHTY?

Need another word that means the same as “naughty”? Find 53 synonyms and 30 related words for “naughty” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Naughty” are: blue, gamey, gamy, juicy, racy, risque, spicy, disobedient, unruly, wayward, errant, disorderly, undisciplined, delinquent, troublesome, rebellious, defiant, mutinous, recalcitrant, refractory, uncooperative, wilful, unbiddable, intractable, ungovernable, unmanageable, uncontrollable, obstreperous, awkward, difficult, perverse, contrary, indecent, risqué, rude, ribald, bawdy, broad, suggestive, titillating, improper, indelicate, indecorous, off colour, bad, insubordinate, self-willed, disruptive, fractious, wild, wicked, exasperating, incorrigible

Naughty as an Adjective

Definitions of "Naughty" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “naughty” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Mildly rude or indecent, typically because related to sex.
• Suggestive of sexual impropriety.
• (especially of a child) badly behaved; disobedient.
• Badly behaved.
• Wicked.

Synonyms of "Naughty" as an adjective (53 Words)

awkward	Deliberately unreasonable or uncooperative. An awkward prose style.
bad	Feeling physical discomfort or pain tough is occasionally used colloquially for bad. Has a bad back.
blue	Used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War who wore blue uniforms. He s feeling blue.
broad	Broad in scope or content T G Winner. A broad river.
contrary	In an opposing direction. A contrary wind.
defiant	Boldly resisting authority or an opposing force. Brought up to be aggressive and defiant.
delinquent	In arrears. Delinquent accounts.
difficult	Characterized by or causing hardships or problems. A difficult economic climate.
disobedient	Unwilling to submit to authority. Disobedient children.
disorderly	In utter disorder. They had no intention of staging a disorderly protest.
disruptive	Causing or tending to cause disruption. The hours of work are disruptive to home life.
errant	Erring or straying from the accepted course or standards. Errant youngsters.
exasperating	Intensely irritating and frustrating. They suffered a number of exasperating setbacks.
fractious	Easily irritated or annoyed. A fractious animal that would not submit to the harness.
gamey	Willing to face danger.
gamy	Smelling spoiled or tainted. Gamy language.
improper	Lacking in modesty or decency. Improper medication.
incorrigible	Impervious to correction by punishment. She s an incorrigible flirt.
indecent	Not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society. They leaped on the suggestion with indecent haste.
indecorous	Lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct. A pub crawl with sundry indecorous adventures.
indelicate	Slightly indecent. An indelicate proposition.
insubordinate	Defiant of authority; disobedient to orders. A history of insubordinate behavior.
intractable	(of a person) difficult or stubborn. The most intractable issue of our era.
juicy	Full of juice. A juicy scandal.
mutinous	(of a soldier or sailor) refusing to obey the orders of a person in authority. A mutinous speech.
obstreperous	Noisy and difficult to control. The boy is cocky and obstreperous.
off colour	Below a satisfactory level.
perverse	Resistant to guidance or discipline. In two general elections the outcome was quite perverse.
rebellious	Showing a desire to resist authority, control, or convention. The rebellious republics.
recalcitrant	Stubbornly resistant to authority or control. A class of recalcitrant fifteen year olds.
refractory	Stubbornly resistant to authority or control. Healing of previously refractory ulcers.
ribald	Humorously vulgar. He was delighted at the ribald laughter that greeted his witticism.
risque	Suggestive of sexual impropriety. A risque story.
risqué	Suggestive of sexual impropriety.
rude	Belonging to an early stage of technical development characterized by simplicity and often crudeness. The war came as a very rude awakening.
self-willed	Habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition.
spicy	Exciting or entertaining, especially through being mildly indecent. Pasta in a spicy tomato sauce.
suggestive	Tending to suggest something improper or indecent. Flavours suggestive of coffee and blackberry.
titillating	Arousing mild sexual excitement or interest; salacious. She let slip titillating details about her clients.
troublesome	Difficult to deal with. A troublesome situation.
unbiddable	Not easily controlled; unruly or disobedient. Some hands would be unbiddable if we applied that rule to them.
uncontrollable	Not controllable. Uncontrollable pain.
uncooperative	Intentionally unaccommodating. An uncooperative witness.
undisciplined	Not subjected to discipline. Undisciplined talent.
ungovernable	Incapable of being controlled. An ungovernable impulse to run away.
unmanageable	Difficult to solve or alleviate. An unmanageable situation.
unruly	Disorderly and disruptive and not amenable to discipline or control. A group of unruly children.
wayward	Difficult to control or predict because of wilful or perverse behaviour. A wayward adolescent.
wicked	Intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality. A wicked prank.
wild	Produced from wild animals or plants without cultivation. The wild tribes from the north.
wilful	(of a bad or harmful act) intentional; deliberate. Wilful acts of damage.

Usage Examples of "Naughty" as an adjective

• Naughty words.
• You've been a really naughty boy.
• Naughty goings-on.
• A naughty boy.
• A naughty wink.

Associations of "Naughty" (30 Words)

arch	Form an arch or curve. A beautiful bridge that arched over a canal.
awful	Awfully very. This sea whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath.
boy	A person’s son. A delivery boy.
brat	A very troublesome child. Presumably this is where people dump their brats so they can shop in relative peace.
coltish	Given to merry frolicking. Their impossibly coltish legs.
dilettante	Showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish. A wealthy literary dilettante.
enjoyable	Affording satisfaction or pleasure. The company was enjoyable.
filthy	Disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter. He has become filthy rich.
foul	Of a baseball not hit between the foul lines. Seaweed or barnacles could clog or foul the propeller.
frisky	Playful like a lively kitten. He bounds about like a frisky pup.
frolicsome	Lively and playful. Frolicsome students celebrated their graduation with parties and practical jokes.
grimy	Thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot. Grimy hands.
grin	A facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement. My word grinned the delighted man.
horrible	Very unpleasant. War is beyond all words horrible.
mischievous	Deliberately causing harm or damage. Mischievous children.
nasty	Damaging or harmful. Will he say nasty things at my funeral.
playful	Intended for one’s own or others’ amusement rather than seriously. He gave me a playful punch on the arm.
prankster	Someone who plays practical jokes on others.
puckish	Naughtily or annoyingly playful. A puckish sense of humour.
punishment	The infliction or imposition of a penalty as retribution for an offence. He approved of stiff punishments for criminals.
ragged	Having an irregular or uneven surface, edge, or outline. Text set with ragged right margins.
rampant	(especially of something unwelcome) flourishing or spreading unchecked. A rampant growth of weeds.
repartee	Adroitness and cleverness in reply. He had a quick mind and a splendid gift of repartee.
risque	Suggestive of sexual impropriety. A risque story.
smiling	Smiling with happiness or optimism Lewis Carroll. It s nice to see everyone s smiling faces.
spank	Give a spanking to subject to a spanking. When his father caught him he got a spank.
sportive	Playful; light-hearted. I was always a very sportive person I played almost every sport.
terrible	Causing or likely to cause terror; sinister. A terrible curse.
whimsical	Playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way. The victim of whimsical persecutions.