knavery

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The antics or tricks of a knave; boyish mischief.
2. (countable, uncountable) An unprincipled action; deceit.

Synonyms

roguery

villainy

roguishness

dishonesty

deception

wickedness

crookedness

swindle

skuldyggery

bad deed

fraud

unfairness

mischievous

villain

🦹‍♂️

ignominiousness

ignominy

indirection

infamousness

infamy

ingloriousness

meanness

obliquity

scoundrelism

shenanigan

skullduggery

slyness

sordidness

subtlety

swindling

trick

trickery

trickiness

unrighteousness

ropery

knavishness

trickishness

triclery

cheating

trappiness

chicanery

craftiness

deceit

depravity

deviousness

dishonor

dishonour

dishonourableness

disingenuousness

duplicity

falseness

Translations

Gaunerei

απάτη

υποκρισία

Schurkenstreich

bribonada

disonestà

τσαχπινιά

ατιμία

bricconata

malhonnêteté

deshonestedat

schelmenstreek

friponnerie

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈneɪvəɹi/

Etymology

From knave + -ery.