MONKEY BUSINESS Synonyms
10 hypernyms for monkey business. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for MONKEY BUSINESS
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| chicanery | noun n | |||||
noun • the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) | ||||||
| clowning | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • acting like a clown or buffoon • a comic incident or series of incidents | ||||||
| folly | noun n | |||||
noun • the trait of acting stupidly or rashly • a stupid mistake • the quality of being rash and foolish • foolish or senseless behavior | ||||||
| hijinks | noun n | |||||
noun • noisy and mischievous merrymaking | ||||||
| horseplay | noun n | |||||
noun • rowdy or boisterous play | ||||||
| mischief | noun n | |||||
noun • reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others • the quality or nature of being harmful or evil | ||||||
| nonsense | noun n | |||||
noun • a message that seems to convey no meaning • ornamental objects of no great value adjective satellite • having no intelligible meaning | ||||||
| tomfoolery | noun n | |||||
noun • foolish or senseless behavior | ||||||
| trickery | noun n | |||||
noun • verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way • the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) | ||||||
| antics | noun n | |||||
noun • a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement adjective satellite • ludicrously odd verb • act as or like a clown | ||||||
| capers | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis • pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various dishes and sauces • a crime (especially a robbery) • a playful leap or hop • gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement • a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement verb • jump about playfully | ||||||
| japes | noun n | |||||
noun • a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter | ||||||
| pranks | noun n | |||||
noun • acting like a clown or buffoon • a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement verb • dress or decorate showily or gaudily • dress up showily | ||||||
| shenanigans | noun n | |||||
noun • reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others • the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) | ||||||
| skylarking | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • brown-speckled European lark noted for singing while hovering at a great height verb • play boisterously | ||||||