prankish
Given to tricks
Prankish describes someone inclined to play pranks or behave mischievously: a prankish sense of humor, The kids were in a prankish mood.
The word suggests lighthearted troublemaking rather than malice—closer to playful than mean-spirited.
Mischievously charming
- rascallyMischievously dishonest
- naughtyMildly disobedient
- scampishInclined toward mischief
- knavishDishonest and sly
scheming · artful · sly · troublemaking · misbehaving · devilish · impish · waggish
Inclined to merriment
- lightheartedCheerful and without worry
- sportiveFond of games
- friskyLively and playful
- rollickingNoisily high-spirited
merry · jaunty · gamesome · romping · capering · blithe · jovial · spirited
Whimsically inclined to tease
- elfinSmall and sprite-like
- pixieishResembling a mischievous fairy
- spritelyLively and energetic
- feyEerily whimsical, sprite-like
gnomish · sprite · trickster · goblinesque · mercurial · Peter Pan · Puck · hobgoblin
Deliberate deception for effect
- gagMouth restraint or jest
- stuntDangerous feat for spectacle
- spoofComic exaggerated imitation
- shenaniganA deceitful trick
jape · jest · practical joke · whoopee cushion · April Fools · gotcha · setup · put-on
Humorous in tone
- wisecrackingMaking flippant jokes
- jestingPlayful, unserious speech
- ribbingAffectionate verbal teasing
- drollOddly humorous
jocular · witty · quipping · bantering · slapstick · goofy · clowning · buffoonery
Subject to sudden changes
- quirkyIdiosyncratically unusual
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
- mercurialProne to sudden change
- madcapRecklessly impulsive person
flighty · eccentric · fanciful · offbeat · kooky · oddball · freewheeling · spontaneous
roguish
Mischievously charming
knavish · scheming · artful · sly · troublemaking · misbehaving · devilish · impish · waggish · cheeky
frolicsome
Inclined to merriment
- lightheartedCheerful and without worry
- sportiveFond of games
- friskyLively and playful
rollicking · merry · jaunty · gamesome · romping · capering · blithe · jovial · spirited · fun-loving
puckish
Whimsically inclined to tease
fey · gnomish · sprite · trickster · goblinesque · mercurial · Peter Pan · Puck · hobgoblin · will-o-wisp
hoax
Deliberate deception for effect
shenanigan · jape · jest · practical joke · whoopee cushion · April Fools · gotcha · setup · put-on · sting
jokey
Humorous in tone
- wisecrackingMaking flippant jokes
- jestingPlayful, unserious speech
- ribbingAffectionate verbal teasing
droll · jocular · witty · quipping · bantering · slapstick · goofy · clowning · buffoonery · screwball
capricious
Subject to sudden changes
- quirkyIdiosyncratically unusual
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
- mercurialProne to sudden change
madcap · flighty · eccentric · fanciful · offbeat · kooky · oddball · freewheeling · spontaneous · impulsive
- funnyfunny, comical, hilarious, humorous, amusing
- misbehaviormisbehave, misbehavior, mischief, misconduct, naughty
- upbeatcheerful, lighthearted, peppy, lively, animated
prankishsomber
Gravely serious in mood
melancholy · morose · doleful · glum · lugubrious