demonic

adjective

de·​mon·​ic di-ˈmä-nik 

dē-

variants or less commonly demonical

di-ˈmä-ni-kəl 

dē-

: of, relating to, or suggestive of a demon : fiendish

demonic cruelty

demonic laughter

demonically

di-ˈmä-ni-k(ə-)lē 

dē-

adverb

Synonyms of demonic

• sinister
• satanic
• malicious
• diabolical
• demoniac

Examples of demonic in a Sentence

the villain in the movie cackled with demonic laughter

Recent Examples on the Web

Is Nikki possessed by an evil, demonic version of herself intent on punishing Bear for his mistake? —Emma Stefansky, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026

The first Conjuring film helped launch a billion-dollar franchise with a winning formula for modern-day horror, combining demonic spirits, jump scares, and a chilling based-on-a-true-story hook. —Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026

Supposedly the poem was inspired by a peyote-vision where the edifice of San Francisco’s Sir Francis Drake Hotel was transformed into a hideous, twisted, demonic visage, which inspired the beating heart of Howl’s second section. —Literary Hub, 3 June 2026

What follows is a series of unexpected events that may or may not be connected, including secret government programs, a demonic cult, scandalous affairs, and an alien abduction. —Keith Langston, Space.com, 31 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Late Latin daemonicus, borrowed from Greek daemonikós, from daimon-, daímōn "superhuman power, spirit intermediate between gods and humans, demon" + -ikos -ic entry 1

First Known Use

1642, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for demonic

• atonic
• benthonic
• bionic
• bosonic
• bubonic
• canonic
• carbonic
• cyclonic
• dystonic
• hadronic
• harmonic
• hedonic