roguish
Charmingly up to something
Roguish describes someone with a mischievous, slightly wicked charm—playfully dishonest or rule-breaking in an appealing way.
A roguish grin suggests the person is up to something but means no real harm.
The word carries affection rather than condemnation: He had a roguish twinkle in his eye.
It connects to rogue but softens the edge.
Playfully mischievous in manner
- puckishWhimsically inclined to tease
- playfulInclined toward fun
- prankishFond of tricks
- tricksterCunning deceiver in myth
elfin · scamp · waggish · teasing · pixie · naughty · frolicsome · jester
Smoothly refined in manner
- gallantCourageously attentive and refined
- flirtatiousPlayfully romantic in manner
- debonairSophisticated and carefree
- wittyCleverly humorous
charismatic · smooth · rakish · dashing · winsome · captivating · seductive · disarming
Lovable troublemaker
- knaveDishonest, unprincipled person
- villainWicked story antagonist
- cadDishonorable man
- blackguardContemptible, dishonest person
ne'er-do-well · rapscallion · scalawag · swindler · charlatan · mountebank · brigand · pirate
Resisting authority or control
- maverickIndependent-minded rule-breaker
- renegadeDeserter of a cause
- nonconformistRejects prevailing social standards
- iconoclastAttacker of cherished beliefs
audacious · brazen · insolent · impertinent · bold · irreverent · unruly · incorrigible
impish
Playfully mischievous in manner
trickster · elfin · scamp · waggish · teasing · pixie · naughty · frolicsome · jester · antics
suave
Smoothly refined in manner
- gallantCourageously attentive and refined
- flirtatiousPlayfully romantic in manner
- debonairSophisticated and carefree
witty · charismatic · smooth · rakish · dashing · winsome · captivating · seductive · disarming · enticing
rascal
Lovable troublemaker
blackguard · ne'er-do-well · rapscallion · scalawag · swindler · charlatan · mountebank · brigand · pirate · highwayman
rebellious
Resisting authority or control
- maverickIndependent-minded rule-breaker
- renegadeDeserter of a cause
- nonconformistRejects prevailing social standards
iconoclast · audacious · brazen · insolent · impertinent · bold · irreverent · unruly · incorrigible · wayward
cunning
Sly, scheming cleverness
devious · artful · shrewd · foxy · slick · calculating · guileful · tricky · subtle · cagey
- misbehaviormisbehave, misbehavior, mischief, misconduct, naughty
- mischievousimpish, sly, prankster, cheeky, playful
roguishhonest
Free from deception
honorable · principled · upright · virtuous · trustworthy
roguishproper
Socially appropriate
respectable · conventional · conformist · strait-laced · buttoned-up