deviltries
Acts of mischief
Deviltries is the plural of deviltry—mischief, wickedness, or reckless behavior with a hint of malice.
The word suggests troublemaking that's spirited rather than truly evil: The children's deviltries kept the whole neighborhood on alert.
It can also mean black magic or dealings with evil spirits, though this sense is old-fashioned.
Playful mischievous acts
- shenanigansMischievous or deceitful behavior
- tomfooleryFoolish or silly behavior
- anticsAbsurd, attention-seeking behavior
- naughtinessMinor improper conduct
impishness · roguery · frolics · playfulness · japes · escapades · high jinks · monkeyshines
Moral corruption or evil
- evilProfound moral wickedness
- crueltyDeliberate harm-causing disposition
- viciousnessExtreme cruelty or spite
- iniquityMoral wrongdoing, grave injustice
vileness · depravity · malice · sinfulness · fiendishness · nefariousness · black magic · sorcery
Intentional misleading of others
- guileSly, strategic dishonesty
- subterfugeDeliberate deception to conceal
- artificeClever deceptive strategy
- chicaneryDeception through clever manipulation
cunning · manipulation · ruse · stratagem · duplicity · dissembling · deceit · wiles
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Playful mischievous acts
- shenanigansMischievous or deceitful behavior
- tomfooleryFoolish or silly behavior
- anticsAbsurd, attention-seeking behavior
naughtiness · impishness · roguery · frolics · playfulness · japes · escapades · high jinks · monkeyshines · troublemaking
wickedness
Moral corruption or evil
- evilProfound moral wickedness
- crueltyDeliberate harm-causing disposition
- viciousnessExtreme cruelty or spite
iniquity · vileness · depravity · malice · sinfulness · fiendishness · nefariousness · black magic · sorcery · demonism
deception
Intentional misleading of others
- guileSly, strategic dishonesty
- subterfugeDeliberate deception to conceal
- artificeClever deceptive strategy
chicanery · cunning · manipulation · ruse · stratagem · duplicity · dissembling · deceit · wiles · craftiness
deviltriesgood works
Virtuous charitable acts
virtues · good deeds · saintliness · righteousness · benevolence
deviltriesgodliness
State of spiritual purity
divine acts · holiness · blessings · sanctity · saintliness
deviltriesearnestness
Genuine seriousness of intent
sincerity · solemnity · peacemaking · good behavior · propriety
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