Misbehaving
Misbehaving adjective - Engaging in or marked by childish misbehavior.
Usage example: a new approach for disciplining a chronically misbehaving child
Willful and misbehaving are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Willful" instead an adjective "Misbehaving".
Nearby Words: misbehavior, misbehaved
Willful
Willful adjective - Given to resisting authority or another's control.
Usage example: a particularly willful horse that took weeks to break to saddle
Misbehaving and willful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Misbehaving" instead an adjective "Willful".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- obstreperous and misbehaving
- obstreperous and willful
- defiant and misbehaving
- defiant and willful
- inconsiderate and misbehaving
- inconsiderate and willful
- naughty and misbehaving
- naughty and willful
- contrary and misbehaving
- contrary and willful
- perverse and misbehaving
- perverse and willful
- refractory and misbehaving
- refractory and willful
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