Knavish
Knavish adjective - Tending to or exhibiting reckless playfulness.
Mendacious and knavish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mendacious" instead an adjective "Knavish".
Mendacious
Mendacious adjective - Telling or containing lies.
Knavish and mendacious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Knavish" instead an adjective "Mendacious".
Nearby Words: mendacity, mendaciously
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sly and knavish
- sly and mendacious
- crafty and knavish
- crafty and mendacious
- cunning and knavish
- cunning and mendacious
- dishonest and knavish
- dishonest and mendacious
- unscrupulous and knavish
- unscrupulous and mendacious
- false and knavish
- false and mendacious
- fraudulent and knavish
- fraudulent and mendacious
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Mendacious and Knavish. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/knavish/mendacious
Knavish & Mendacious. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/knavish/mendacious>.
Mendacious or Knavish. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/knavish/mendacious.
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