Synonyms and Antonyms of knavery
1
a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke
- the sort of frat-boy knaveries that become the stuff of campus legend
antic, caper, capriccio, dido, escapade, frolic, gag, jest, monkeyshine(s), practical joke, prank, rag [chiefly British], roguery, shavie [Scottish], shine(s), trick, waggery
skylarking
adventure, experience, game, lark, time
high jinks (also hijinks), horseplay, play, roughhousing, rowdyism
shenanigan(s), tomfoolery
joking, kidding, teasing
gambit, hoax, maneuver, ploy
deed, feat, mission, performance, stunt
caprice, conceit, fancy, vagary, whim, whimsy (also whimsey)
deceit, deception, delusion, fooling, fraud, hanky-panky, hoodwinking, ruse, sham, stratagem, subterfuge, trickery, wile
2
playful, reckless behavior that is not intended to cause serious harm
- suspects some knavery going on in the political campaign
devilishness, devilment, devilry (or deviltry), diablerie, espièglerie, hob, impishness, mischief, mischievousness, rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan(s), waggery, waggishness, wickedness
diabolicalness, misbehavior, misconduct, naughtiness, troublemaking
buffoonery, friskiness, playfulness, sportiveness
chicanery, trickery
goings-on, hanky-panky, high jinks (also hijinks), monkey business, monkeying, monkeyshine(s), skylarking, tomfoolery
horseplay, roughhousing
antic, caper, dido, practical joke, trick
aggravation, annoyance, exasperation, irritation
