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present participle of misbehave.

misbehaving

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bad adj.
elfin adj.
errant adj.
mischievous adj.

ADJECTIVE

bad

Synonyms

STRONGEST

disobedient ill-behaved mischievous naughty

STRONG

cheeky impish irreverent rascally sassy sly vexatious wicked

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difficult disrespectful rude troublesome unruly

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good obedient well-behaved

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compliant respectful sweet

ADJECTIVE

elfin

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delicate devilish disobedient elfish frolicsome impish little minute naughty petite playful prankish puckish puny rascally slight sprightly tiny

ADJECTIVE

errant

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aberrant erratic offending stray unorthodox wayward

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deviating devious drifting errable erring fallible heretic meandering mischievous miscreant naughty off straight and narrow rambling ranging roaming roving shifting sinning straying unreliable wandering

Antonyms

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normal

WEAK

correct righteous

ADJECTIVE

mischievous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

impish malicious naughty playful rude sly

WEAK

arch artful bad bothersome damaging dangerous deleterious destructive detrimental evil exasperating foxy frolicsome harmful hazardous hurtful ill ill-behaved injurious insidious irksome malignant perilous pernicious precarious puckish rascal rascally risky sinful spiteful sportive teasing tricky troublesome vexatious vexing vicious wayward

Antonyms

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behaved good kind

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nice obedient

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Why do boards keep giving misbehaving CEOs second chances?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

A top lawmaker from Australia's far-right One Nation party has grabbed headlines after exploding at a misbehaving dog as he was grilled on live TV.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

I recently watched a family member gently correct a misbehaving child: “Why are you doing that? Stop. Please stop.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026

Local resentment is rising, with social media vigilantes putting misbehaving tourists on blast - even as the Balinese maintain their world-famous hospitality.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2025

There was not a child in either country that at one time or another was not, when misbehaving very badly, threatened with abandonment in the Fire Swamp.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

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