All roguish synonyms
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R r adjective roguish
- astucious — Subtle; cunning; astute.
- mischievous — maliciously or playfully annoying.
- wicked — evil or morally bad in principle or practice; sinful; iniquitous: wicked people; wicked habits.
- jokey — lacking in seriousness; frivolous: The editorial had an offensively jokey tone for such an important subject.
- arch — An arch is a structure that is curved at the top and is supported on either side by a pillar, post, or wall.
- jocular — given to, characterized by, intended for, or suited to joking or jesting; waggish; facetious: jocular remarks about opera stars.
- impostrous — (archaic) Characterized by imposture; deceitful.
- impish — mischievous.
adj roguish
- larkish — a merry, carefree adventure; frolic; escapade.
- campy — Campy means the same as camp.
- deceitful — If you say that someone is deceitful, you mean that they behave in a dishonest way by making other people believe something that is not true.
- gamesome — playful; frolicsome.
- frolicsome — merrily playful; full of fun.
- imposturous — the action or practice of imposing fraudulently upon others.
- coltish — A young person or animal that is coltish is full of energy but clumsy or awkward, because they lack physical skill or control.
- campiest — of, relating to, or characterized by camp: a campy send-up of romantic operetta.
- deceptive — If something is deceptive, it encourages you to believe something which is not true.
- boffo — very good; highly successful
noun roguish
- cockiness — conceited self-assurance
- witchery — witchcraft; magic.
- lightheartedness — carefree; cheerful; merry: a lighthearted laugh.
- mischief — conduct or activity that playfully causes petty annoyance.
- dirty trick — act: unfair, dishonest
- mischievousness — maliciously or playfully annoying.
- archness — the quality of being arch, or saucily mischievous
- funny business — improper or unethical conduct, as deception or trickery: He won't stand for any funny business here.
- waggery — the action, spirit, or language of a wag; roguish or droll humor: the waggery of Shakespeare's clowns.
- devilment — devilish or mischievous conduct
- jocularity — the state or quality of being jocular.
- devilry — reckless or malicious fun or mischief
- impishness — The state or quality of being impish; mischievousness.
- disrespectfulness — The state or quality of being disrespectful; disrespect; disregard.
- deviltry — reckless mischief, fun, etc.
- flippancy — frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity: The audience was shocked by his flippant remarks about patriotism.
- waywardness — The quality of being wayward.