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Synonyms for diabolical

  • adjective

Most common

demonic satanic devilish diabolic

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Devilish — extremely wicked or cruel

devilish, diabolic, satanic, demonic, evil, sinister, wicked, malevolent, sadistic, demoniac, cruel, ruthless, unholy, vicious, inhuman, brutal, malignant, savage, malicious, execrable, atrocious, barbarous

2. Fiendish

fiendish, infernal, hellish, daemonical

3. Sly — (Devilishly) cunning or devious

sly, tricksy, crafty

Antonyms

angelic, simple, divine

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Extremely wicked or cruel.

  2. adj. 2

    (Devilishly) cunning or devious.

  3. adj. 3

    Of or concerning the devil: devilish, satanic.

Related words

Word family
diabolicality diabolically diabolicalness
Is a kind of
evil unholy

Example sentences

  • demonic The demonic creature began crawling across the room.
  • satanic Ziri considers Haitian voodoo satanic practices.
  • devilish Why did Yuri decide to join this devilish trio?
  • 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
sly1
4 letters
evil2
5 letters
cruel2
6 letters
brutal2, wicked2, savage2, crafty2, unholy3
7 letters
vicious2, satanic3, demonic3, inhuman3, hellish2, tricksy
8 letters
sinister3, ruthless2, sadistic3, infernal3, devilish2, fiendish2, diabolic, demoniac
9 letters
malicious3, malignant3, atrocious3, barbarous3, execrable4
10 letters
malevolent4, daemonical

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