Synonyms for diabolic
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Devilish — having qualities traditionally attributed to devils. Wicked; evil; cruel
devilish, satanic, diabolical, demonic, evil, wicked, sinister, malevolent, sadistic, depraved, unholy, inhuman, vile, cruel, savage, malign, vicious, ruthless, heinous, iniquitous, baleful, impious
2. Fiendish — of, being, or pertaining to a devil or the Devil
fiendish, infernal, hellish, demoniac, demoniacal, fiendlike, demonlike, mephistophelean, demonish, daemonical, satanical, cacodaemoniacal
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of, being, or pertaining to a devil or the Devil.
- adj. 2
Having qualities traditionally attributed to devils. Wicked; evil; cruel.
a cunning and diabolic plot
Related words
- Word family
- diabolical
Example sentences
- demonic The demonic creature began crawling across the room.
- satanic Ziri considers Haitian voodoo satanic practices.
- diabolical To err is human, but to persist is diabolical.
- devilish Why did Yuri decide to join this devilish trio?
- infernal "It's a lie!" he shouted, "an infernal lie!"
- fiendish I have come to warn you of a fiendish plot.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| diabolic | steady | |
| demonic | rising | |
| satanic | rising | |
| diabolical | rising | |
| devilish | rising | |
| infernal | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- evil2, vile1
- 5 letters
- cruel2
- 6 letters
- wicked2, savage2, unholy3, malign2
- 7 letters
- vicious2, satanic3, demonic3, inhuman3, heinous2, hellish2, baleful2, impious3
- 8 letters
- sinister3, ruthless2, sadistic3, depraved2, infernal3, devilish2, fiendish2, demoniac, demonish
- 9 letters
- fiendlike, demonlike, satanical
- 10 letters
- diabolical5, malevolent4, iniquitous, demoniacal, daemonical
- 15 letters
- mephistophelean, cacodaemoniacal
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (evil2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- diabolique
- Italiano
- diabolico
- Español
- diabólico