Synonyms of demonic
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the villain in the movie cackled with demonic laughter
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The moral fulcrum of Christopher Marlowe’s The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, in which a scholar gains knowledge and power through a demonic pact, is a relatively straightforward statement on the human condition.
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Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
The radical left says Western civilization is evil, Candace Owens says the roots of our faith are demonic.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
Like Dostoyevsky, Capote doesn’t portray his killers as demonic ciphers, instead capturing their messy complexity.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
The other monster, the demonic Destoroyah, was born of the Oxygen Destroyer, the superweapon that killed the original Godzilla in the ’54 movie.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
The radical left says Western civilization is evil, Candace Owens says the roots of our faith are demonic.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
Like Dostoyevsky, Capote doesn’t portray his killers as demonic ciphers, instead capturing their messy complexity.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
The other monster, the demonic Destoroyah, was born of the Oxygen Destroyer, the superweapon that killed the original Godzilla in the ’54 movie.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for demonic
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“Demonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demonic. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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