Antonyms for devilment


Grammar : Noun
Spell : dev-uh l-muh nt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɛv əl mənt


Definition of devilment

Origin :
  • 1771; see devil + -ment.
  • As in mischief : noun trouble, damage
  • As in devilry : noun mischief
  • As in deviltry : noun mischief
  • As in impishness : noun mischief
  • As in mischievousness : noun mischief
  • As in prankishness : noun mischief
  • As in prankster : noun mischief
  • As in rascality : noun mischief
  • As in roguery : noun mischief
  • As in roguishness : noun mischief
  • As in shenanigan : noun mischief
Example sentences :
  • "They're just about sure to run off the stock, or be up to some other devilment," he said.
  • Extract from : « They of the High Trails » by Hamlin Garland
  • That's Tim himself, that's been doing all the devilment about here.
  • Extract from : « Two Little Confederates » by Thomas Nelson Page
  • My dear Ned, I'm no prude, but there's always some devilment in the blood in these cases.
  • Extract from : « Simon » by J. Storer Clouston
  • Surely you do not suspect her of having a hand in the devilment?
  • Extract from : « The Green Mummy » by Fergus Hume
  • Now I reckoned you had kep' him in for some devilment of his'n, or lessons.
  • Extract from : « Tales of Trail and Town » by Bret Harte
  • There I would sit and tell you of my escapades—my days and nights of devilment.
  • Extract from : « Hedda Gabler » by Henrik Ibsen
  • "They be up to some devilment, ye may lay to that," said Tom Bent.
  • Extract from : « Brothers of Peril » by Theodore Goodridge Roberts
  • I think there was a good deal of devilment in the things she did.
  • Extract from : « Visions and Beliefs in the West of Ireland, First Series » by Lady Gregory
  • But nearly every religion has accounted for all the devilment in this world by the crime of woman.
  • Extract from : « The Ghosts » by Robert G. Ingersoll
  • What is the special form that Tony's devilment has taken, may I ask?
  • Extract from : « To Him That Hath » by Ralph Connor

Synonyms for devilment

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