as in naughty
engaging in or marked by childish misbehavior
a new approach for disciplining a chronically misbehaving child
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as in disobeying
to behave badly
scolded the children for misbehaving and sent them to bed early
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misbehaving
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Has Greta eaten or chewed on anything naughty?
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The play was naughty stuff in 1925, when the show, starring Tallulah Bankhead, got banned.
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Santana-Mateo was booked on charges of breach of peace, engaging police in a pursuit, disobeying the direction of officer, reckless driving, failure to obey a stop sign, failure to drive right, failure to obey a traffic control signal and driving the wrong way on a one way.
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Icarus disobeying his father Daedalus and flying too close to the sun.
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The bride and groom both wore custom Christian Dior looks designed by Jonathan Anderson, who’s known for elaborate, mischievous designs.
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Months after Scary Movie's release, Abrahams starred as the mischievous Denny Byrnes in Meet the Parents (2000).
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The common narrative is fixated upon 1776, the 13 rebelling Colonies and the bold military actions of Founding Fathers such as George Washington.
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Years later, Billie keeps on rebelling – against everything.
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That if you were deemed, as an enslaved person, if you were deemed troublesome or in some way unwanted, you would literally be sold down the river from the more northern states to the deeper south where you would potentially be treated even worse.
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Offer Real Value, Not Leftovers Most product bundles fail not because the idea is bad but because the execution misses what consumers actually want.
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“Misbehaving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misbehaving. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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