Thesaurus:malapert

Thesaurus

malapert

English

Noun

Sense: a cheeky, impudent, or saucy person

Synonyms

• brazenface
• cheeky chappie
• cheeky chops (British)
• cheeky monkey (Commonwealth)
• jackanapes
• malapert (archaic)
• minx
• saucebox

Antonyms

• sycophant    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hypernyms

• jerk    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:cheeky

Further reading

• “885. insolence” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “malapert” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.