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Verb
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Past tense for to act or behave in an inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected manner
transgressed
trespassed
sinned
offended
deviated
disobeyed
misconducted
roughhoused
acted up
behaved badly
played up
carried on
went astray
gone astray
misconducted oneself
went wrong
gone wrong
did wrong
done wrong
got up to mischief
fooled around
mucked about
acted out
made trouble
got up to no good
forgot oneself
forgotten oneself
got into mischief
gotten into mischief
bent the law
raised Cain
ran riot
run riot
did evil
done evil
showed bad manners
shown bad manners
showed poor manners
shown poor manners
stirred the pot
sowed wild oats
sown wild oats
took a wrong turn
taken a wrong turn
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“We also work with housing associations and will push for families to be evicted if they continue to misbehave.”
Verb
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Past tense for to behave badly, mischievously, or in an overemotional way
carried on
behaved badly
made mischief
acted up
caused trouble
acted foolishly
caused a commotion
caused a fuss
clowned about
clowned around
created
fooled about
fooled around
messed about
messed around
acted the clown
acted the fool
acted the goat
got up to mischief
mucked about
mucked around
played up
got up to no good
lost it
cut up
hotdogged
monkeyed around
showboated
skylarked
horsed around
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Verb
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Past tense for to engage in boisterous behavior, typically designed to attract attention
cut up
showboated
skylarked
hotdogged
capered
clowned
cavorted
romped
played
roughhoused
joked
monkeyed around
fooled around
clowned around
horsed around
showed off
shown off
acted up
carried on
whooped it up
played jokes
Verb
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Past tense for to disregard the rules and refuse to conform
disobeyed
defied
contravened
violated
infringed
flouted
infracted
disregarded
transgressed
ignored
resisted
overstepped
opposed
rebelled
revolted
rioted
counteracted
challenged
mutinied
struck
stricken
mocked
neglected
withstood
baulkedUK
balkedUS
dared
declined
deserted
differed
disagreed
evaded
objected
recalcitrated
revolutionisedUK
revolutionizedUS
shirked
went against
gone against
rebelled against
failed to observe
failed to comply with
refused to obey
flew in the face of
flown in the face of
setted at naught
set aside
ran riot
run riot
dug your heels in
broke rules
broken rules
not heeded
not listened
not minded
paid no heed to
broke the rules
broken the rules
refused to comply
rose in arms
risen in arms
went counter to
gone counter to
flew in face of
flown in face of
paid no attention to
took law into own hands
taken law into own hands
Verb
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Past tense for to fail to function properly
played up
malfunctioned
failed
broke
brake
broken
broke down
broken down
stopped working
went wrong
gone wrong
conked out
ceased to function
acted up
ceased to work
packed up
seized up
gave trouble
given trouble
went on the blink
gone on the blink
misoperated
crashed
developed a fault
stalled
went kaput
gone kaput
died
bombed
shut off
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Adjective
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Tending to misbehave or act badly
naughty
bad
disobedient
mischievous
wayward
misbehaving
fractious
insubordinate
unruly
contrary
defiant
disorderly
errant
refractory
ungovernable
unmanageable
delinquent
disruptive
exasperating
obstreperous
perverse
playful
recalcitrant
unbiddable
uncontrollable
undisciplined
wilful
difficult
impish
mutinous
troublesome
wild
awkward
impolite
incorrigible
rascally
roguish
rude
wicked
annoying
brattish
froward
intractable
prankish
puckish
scampish
sinful
tricksy
contumacious
fiendish
gallus
headstrong
rowdy
teasing
wanton
willful
worthless
evil
rough
tough
wrong
badly behaved
self-willed
bad-mannered
ill-disciplined
attention-seeking
full of mischief
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Adjective
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Showing a lack of respect or courtesy
disrespectful
rude
impertinent
discourteous
impolite
impudent
uncivil
insolent
unmannerly
cheeky
bold
irreverent
ungracious
fresh
flip
sassy
inconsiderate
saucy
profane
thoughtless
flippant
nervy
insulting
churlish
unmannered
impious
blasphemous
sacrilegious
contemptuous
unhandsome
abusive
insubordinate
derisive
disparaging
disdainful
disgracious
scornful
snippy
aweless
profanatory
unfilial
ill-mannered
ill-bred
bad-mannered
smart-alecky
uncalled-for
out-of-line
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