as in mischievous
engaging in or marked by childish misbehavior
told her to act her age and stop throwing temper tantrums like a naughty little girl
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Recent Examples of naughty
This isn't the first time a dog has been caught out doing something naughty, such as the large dog who was caught on camera indulging in some unattended cake at a coffee shop.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
His subsequent performance was jubilant and a bit naughty.
—Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025
The effect, as customer Dave Harwood of Orlando noted on his way out the door, was not particularly naughty.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
So Robert here, sitting in broad daylight smack bang in downtown Portland with four fentanyl pills on open display beside him, is now being slightly legally naughtier than during decriminalization.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 3 Feb. 2025
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
His subsequent performance was jubilant and a bit naughty.
—Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025
The effect, as customer Dave Harwood of Orlando noted on his way out the door, was not particularly naughty.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
So Robert here, sitting in broad daylight smack bang in downtown Portland with four fentanyl pills on open display beside him, is now being slightly legally naughtier than during decriminalization.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for naughty
Adjective
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Lois, no longer a promiscuous drag king, remains mischievous and irrepressible, even while getting pilloried on Fox News for leading a school workshop on gender identity.—
Charlie Tyson,
New Yorker,
4 June 2025
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Each day in the world of Phineas and Ferb is filled with a fantastical invention or creation—and their big sister Candace (Ashley Tisdale) is still perpetually annoyed by their mischievous antics, and on a mission to expose their exploits to their mom, Linda Flynn-Fletcher.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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That cartilage injury was worse than expected, and Jiménez could miss all or most of this season rehabbing.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
5 June 2025
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These let companies create boundaries—like firewalls—that ensure LLMs don't inject bad information or influence outputs in unintended ways.—
Sean White,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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“Naughty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naughty. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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