Synonyms of rantipole
120 similar words
Another word for rantipole is mischief-maker. Other synonyms of rantipole are instigator, agitator, ruffian, scamp and lout.
Synonyms and similar words for rantipole
nounA rude, unruly young person.
- hoodlumA rough or violent youth.
- yob
- agitatorOne who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others, for example political reformers.
- bad boy
- bad news
- bear
- beggarA mean or wretched person; a scoundrel.
- bhoy
- blackguard
- booger
- boot boy
- bovver boyA hooligan who creates bother (trouble), specifically a member of a skinhead gang.
- brat
- brawler
- buffoon
- bugger
- bully
- charva dialectal
- cutup
- devil
- elf
- enfant terrible
- firebrand
- gadfly
- hell-raiser
- hood
- hool slang
- hoolie slang
- hooliganA young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other group.
- hothead
- imp
- inciterOne who incites.
- initiator
- instigatorA person who intentionally instigates, incites, or starts something, especially one that creates trouble.
- joker
- jokester
- knave
- loutA troublemaker, often violent; a rude violent person; a yob.
- makebate
- minx
- mischiefA cause or agent of annoyance, harm or injury, especially a person who causes mischief.
- mischief-makerA person who makes mischief.
- miscreant
- ne'er-do-well
- pixie
- pot stirrerOne who causes unrest; one who stirs the pot.
- practical jokerSomeone who instigates practical jokes; a prankster.
- pranksterOne who performs pranks.
- puck
- punkA petty criminal, especially a juvenile delinquent.
- rabble rouserSomeone or something that tends to inspire mobs; something controversial or provocative.
- rapscallionA rascal, scamp, rogue, or scoundrel.
- rascal
- rogue
- rowdy
- ruffianA scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person.
- scampA rascal, swindler, or rogue; a ne'er-do-well.
- scapegraceA wild and reckless person (especially a boy); a scoundrel.
- scoundrelA mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honor or virtue.
- shit disturber
- shitmongerA person who peddles worthless, overblown, or harmful ideas or gossip.
- shit-stirrerOne who enjoys creating trouble for others by provoking controversy, for example by revealing facts that others would...
- tearawayAn impetuous and reckless person who is difficult to control; a hothead.
- thug
- toughA person who obtains things by force; a thug or bully.
- troublemaker
- undesirableAn undesirable person.
- vandal
- wag
- wrangler
- yobbo UKA yob.
- breedbate obsoleteSomeone who causes quarrels; a quarreler.
- jackanapes dated(A proper name for) a person thought to behave like an ape or monkey, for example, in being impudent, mischievous...
- kindle-coal obsoleteA troublemaker.
- kindle-fire obsoleteSomething, such as a person or event, that initiates events or incites a response.
- rakeshame obsoleteAn objectionable person.
- roly-poly obsoleteA mischievous or worthless person; a scoundrel, a rascal.
- titivil obsoleteA mischievous gossip or a troublemaker.
- wagpastie obsoleteA rogue; a rascal; a scoundrel.
nounA rakish person.
- hood ratA person, especially a man or a woman, from an urban neighborhood who overtly exhibits attributes associated with inner...
- rakeA person (usually a man) who is stylish but habituated to hedonistic and immoral conduct.
- rizzlerSomeone exceptionally skilled at applying rizz; an expert seducer.
- adultererA spouse who has sex with a non-spouse.
- bed-hopper humorous
- fornicator formalAn unmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse, especially when considered to be of an illicit or illegal nature.
- lecherA lecherous person: someone given to excessive sexual activity or debauchery.
- philanderer formal
- playerA person who plays the field rather than having a long-term sexual relationship.
- seducerSomeone who seduces, especially a man who seduces a woman.
- carpetmonger obsoleteOne who deals in carpets; a buyer and seller of carpets.
- chamberer obsoleteA gallant; a libertine.
- debauchee dated
- debaucher datedSomebody who debauches or corrupts others; a seducer.
- gallant datedOne who woos, a lover, a suitor, a seducer.
- lewdster datedA lewd person; a lecher.
- libertine archaic
- roué archaicA debauched or lecherous person.
- voluptuary datedOne whose life is devoted to sensual appetites; a pleasure-seeker, a sensualist.
- wanton archaicA lewd or immoral person, especially a prostitute.
nounA prostitute.
- harlot
- strumpet
- alley cat figuratively, humorous
- almahAn Egyptian female singer or dancing-girl used for entertainment; sometimes a prostitute.
- bangtail
- bargirlA woman who works as a hostess in a bar, typically in Southeast Asia and catering to male clients, and who may provide...
- beotch slang, vulgar
- brass nail slang
- brasser IrelandProstitute.
- brass slang
- business girl slang
- calico queenA prostitute.
- callet
- cat
- chippy US
- chromo Australia
- cocotte
- comfort girl
- comfort woman euphemisticA woman forced, or supposedly recruited, into brothels by the Japanese occupation forces before or during World War II.
- creature of the night
- daughter of joy euphemisticA female prostitute.
Meaning of rantipole
- noun A rude, unruly young person.
- noun A rakish person.
- noun A prostitute.
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Questions about synonyms of rantipole
- What is another word for rantipole?
- Rantipole has 120 synonyms on Word.ws, such as mischief-maker, instigator, agitator, ruffian, scamp, lout, hoodlum and adulterer.
- What does rantipole mean?
- Rantipole means a rude, unruly young person.
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