monkey

/mˈʌŋki/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
2. one who is playfully mischievous

verb

1. play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
   “Someone tampered with the documents on my desk”
2. do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
   “The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house”

Synonyms for monkey

• imp
• scamp
• rascal
• rapscallion
• scalawag
• scallywag
• tamper
• fiddle
• putter
• mess around
• potter
• tinker
• monkey around
• muck about
• muck around

Words that rhyme with monkey

• funky
• chunky
• clunky
• junkie
• junky
• spunky
• punky
• hunky
• surveymonkey