Synonyms for devil
- noun
- verb
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Imp — A wicked or naughty person, or one who harbors reckless, spirited energy, especially in a mischievous way…
imp, rascal, mischief-maker, beggar, scoundrel, mischief, ruffian, hoodlum, scamp, hooligan
4. Bastard — A thing that is awkward or difficult to understand or do
Other
satan, lucifer, hellion, cow, sod UK, shaitan, heller, printer's devil dated, rantipole rare, twilly rare
Verb
Definitions
- n. 1
A wicked or naughty person, or one who harbors reckless, spirited energy, especially in a mischievous way; usually said of a young child.
Those two kids are devils in a toy store.
- n. 2
A thing that is awkward or difficult to understand or do.
That math problem was a devil.
- n. 3
An evil creature, the objectification of a hostile and destructive force.
- v. 1
To annoy or bother.
Related words
- Phrases
- devil's darning needle dust devil sea devil devil's fingers red devil devil dog devil's trumpet mountain devil
- Other spellings
- divil
Example sentences
- imp That pesky imp must be punished.
- beggar You don't need language to understand the beggar.
- rascal Who knew that he would turn out to be such a rascal?
- hell I'd rather live in hell than in the United States.
- dickens Why did Dickens call this character Master Bates?
By length
- 3 letters
- get1, bug1, cow1, rag1, imp1, sod1, vex1
- 4 letters
- fuck1, hell1, heck1, bait1, ogre2, narc1, rile1
- 5 letters
- bitch1, harry2, demon2, satan2, annoy2, hound1, fiend1, deuce1, scamp
- 6 letters
- bother2, plague1, badger2, heller2, harass2, beggar2, rascal2, bugger2, ruffle2, nettle2, molest2, daimon, twilly
- 7 letters
- monster2, bastard2, dickens2, lucifer3, ruffian, stinker, hoodlum2, abaddon, hellion, shaitan, bedevil3
- 8 letters
- mischief2, hooligan3
- 9 letters
- scoundrel2, persecute3, rantipole
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ogre2 = 2 syllables).