Synonyms for demonic
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Satanic — extremely cruel or evil; abhorrent or repugnant; diabolical
satanic, diabolic, diabolical, evil, infernal, devilish, unholy, hellish, fiendish, inhuman, sadistic, dark, savage, sinful, baleful, malefic, ungodly, loathsome, heartless, foul, malevolent, sinister
2. Demoniac — pertaining to demons or evil spirits; demoniac
demoniac, fallen angelic, demoniacal, daemonical, demonly, fiendlike, demonlike, satanical, demonish
Definitions
- adj. 1
Pertaining to demons or evil spirits; demoniac.
Once he had grasped the controls, he unleashed a demonic laugh that made his hostages shudder.
- adj. 2
Extremely cruel or evil; abhorrent or repugnant; diabolical.
Related words
- Word family
- demon demoniac demoniacal
Example sentences
- evil Grr! Avoid not, unwelcome evil and cowardly beast!
- satanic Ziri considers Haitian voodoo satanic practices.
- diabolical To err is human, but to persist is diabolical.
- diabolic Tom masterminded a diabolic plot to kill his wife.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| demonic | rising | |
| evil | rising | |
| satanic | rising | |
| diabolical | rising | |
| diabolic | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- dark1, evil2, foul1
- 6 letters
- savage2, sinful2, unholy3
- 7 letters
- satanic3, inhuman3, hellish2, ungodly3, baleful2, malefic, demonly
- 8 letters
- sinister3, sadistic3, infernal3, devilish2, fiendish2, diabolic, demoniac, demonish, demonian
- 9 letters
- heartless2, loathsome2, fiendlike, demonlike, satanical, daemonian
- 10 letters
- diabolical5, malevolent4, demoniacal, daemonical
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (evil2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- démoniaque
- Italiano
- demoniaco
- Deutsch
- dämonisch