Synonyms for devilment
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : dev-uh l-muh nt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɛv əl mənt |
Top 10 synonyms for devilment Other synonyms for the word devilment
- atrocity
- black magic
- cruelty
- devil
- devilishment
- devilment
- devilry
- deviltry
- diablerie
- dirty trick
- evil magic
- evildoing
- fault
- friskiness
- frolicsomeness
- funny business
- gag
- harm
- high jinks
- hurt
- ill
- imp
- impishness
- iniquity
- injury
- magic
- misbehavior
- mischief-making
- mischievousness
- misdeed
- misdoing
- misfortune
- monkey business
- naughtiness
- offense
- outrage
- prankishness
- rascality
- roguery
- roguishness
- scamp
- shenanigans
- sin
- sportiveness
- tomfoolery
- transgression
- trouble
- waggery
- waggishness
- waywardness
- wickedness
- witchcraft
- witchery
- wrong
Définition of devilment
Origin :- 1771; see devil + -ment.
- As in mischief : noun trouble, damage
- As in devilry : noun mischief
- As in deviltry : noun mischief
- As in impishness : noun mischief
- As in mischievousness : noun mischief
- As in prankishness : noun mischief
- As in prankster : noun mischief
- As in rascality : noun mischief
- As in roguery : noun mischief
- As in roguishness : noun mischief
- As in shenanigan : noun mischief
- "They're just about sure to run off the stock, or be up to some other devilment," he said.
- Extract from : « They of the High Trails » by Hamlin Garland
- That's Tim himself, that's been doing all the devilment about here.
- Extract from : « Two Little Confederates » by Thomas Nelson Page
- My dear Ned, I'm no prude, but there's always some devilment in the blood in these cases.
- Extract from : « Simon » by J. Storer Clouston
- Surely you do not suspect her of having a hand in the devilment?
- Extract from : « The Green Mummy » by Fergus Hume
- Now I reckoned you had kep' him in for some devilment of his'n, or lessons.
- Extract from : « Tales of Trail and Town » by Bret Harte
- There I would sit and tell you of my escapades—my days and nights of devilment.
- Extract from : « Hedda Gabler » by Henrik Ibsen
- "They be up to some devilment, ye may lay to that," said Tom Bent.
- Extract from : « Brothers of Peril » by Theodore Goodridge Roberts
- I think there was a good deal of devilment in the things she did.
- Extract from : « Visions and Beliefs in the West of Ireland, First Series » by Lady Gregory
- But nearly every religion has accounted for all the devilment in this world by the crime of woman.
- Extract from : « The Ghosts » by Robert G. Ingersoll
- What is the special form that Tony's devilment has taken, may I ask?
- Extract from : « To Him That Hath » by Ralph Connor
Antonyms for devilment
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