Synonyms and Antonyms of roguery
1
a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke
- those adolescent rogueries that seemed funny at the time—but only stupid when considered in hindsight
antic, caper, capriccio, dido, escapade, frolic, gag, jest, knavery, monkeyshine(s), practical joke, prank, rag [chiefly British], 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
- the old fraternity brothers fondly recounted how their roguery used to rile the dean
devilishness, devilment, devilry (or deviltry), diablerie, espièglerie, hob, impishness, knavery, mischief, mischievousness, rascality, 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
