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

Voiced by Mark Acheson, and filtered through demonic and deep bass, the commanding offscreen presence is something only Billy can hear. —Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 11 Dec. 2025

Seeking revenge, Onimaru impulsively picks up a demonic sword in a shortcut to power, setting off a grand adventure. —Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025

So thoroughly did European missionaries stigmatize Inuit beliefs that, even now, the more pious members of an older generation consider an appreciation of Indigenous spirits to be a sign of something demonic afoot. —Dawn Chan, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025

Allied with the alien race known as the Makyrs, the Sentinels request a weapon to turn the tide on the demonic forces led by Prince Ahzrak, who seeks to claim the powerful Heart of Argent. —Richard Newby, Time, 6 Dec. 2025

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