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Synonyms for devilish

  • adjective

Most common

satanic wicked evil mischievous diabolic diabolical impish wanton

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Satanic — evil, wicked

satanic, wicked, evil, mischievous, sinister, demonic, malevolent, nefarious, villainous, sinful, malicious, dark, atrocious, vicious, iniquitous, heinous, malignant, bad, malign, ungodly, reprobate, maleficent

2. Diabolic — resembling a devil

diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, infernal, hellish, demoniac, fallen angelic, demoniacal, unhallowed, fiendlike, demonlike, demonish, demonly, daemonical, satanical, mephistophelean, cacodaemoniacal

3. Impish — roguish or mischievous

impish, cheeky, playful

4. Wanton — excessive, extreme

wanton, lavish

Other

roguish, rascally

Antonyms

beneficent, reasonable, cherubic

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Resembling a devil.

  2. adj. 2

    Evil, wicked.

  3. adj. 3

    Roguish or mischievous.

  4. adj. 4

    Excessive, extreme.

    A devilish effort yielded a devilish success.

Related words

Word family
devilishly devilishness

Example sentences

  • evil Grr! Avoid not, unwelcome evil and cowardly beast!
  • sinister Gustavo's tone and mannerisms were really sinister.
  • satanic Ziri considers Haitian voodoo satanic practices.
  • mischievous The mischievous little boy loved his dad very much.
  • diabolical To err is human, but to persist is diabolical.
  • diabolic Tom masterminded a diabolic plot to kill his wife.

Popularity over time

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Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
bad1
4 letters
dark1, evil2
6 letters
wicked2, cheeky2, lavish2, sinful2, wanton2, malign2, impish2
7 letters
vicious2, playful2, satanic3, demonic3, heinous2, ungodly3, hellish2, roguish, demonly
8 letters
sinister3, infernal3, fiendish2, diabolic, rascally, demoniac, demonish
9 letters
malicious3, malignant3, atrocious3, nefarious4, reprobate3, fiendlike, demonlike, satanical
10 letters
diabolical5, malevolent4, villainous3, maleficent, iniquitous, unhallowed, demoniacal, daemonical
11 letters
mischievous3
15 letters
mephistophelean, cacodaemoniacal

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (evil2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
satané