ANGELIC Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

angelic

adjective

variants or angelical

Definition of angelic

as in beatific

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as in cherubic

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Recent Examples of angelic Wonder began releasing records in the mid-eighties as a teen-ager, and his sweet, angelic voice never left him. — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 28 June 2026 One of her first major events saw Swift in this angelic empire-waist gown, worn to pick up her trophy for Best New Female Vocalist. — Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026 That same year, Jim Hubbard’s Elegy in the Streets featured Rollerena as an almost angelic presence. — Emilie Hardman, JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2026 An early example of internet-viral fame, the then-47-year-old unemployed charity worker from rural Scotland delighted viewers and judges with her powerful, angelic voice and charm. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for angelic

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Adjective

To the right, there’s a guy with a beatific smile who seems to be enjoying more than the snake, an enormous gun propped vertically between his legs.

— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
The rest of the band followed his lead, particularly Green, a relentless head-banger, dropping to her knees to become one with the feedback and leaning back into beatific shred-faces.

— Steve Knopper, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2026

Definition of beatific

Adjective

Swank sent well wishes to fans around the holidays in 2024 via a photo of her and a cherubic little helper by the tree.

— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
The Argentinian soccer star collaborated with the bespectacled, cherubic-looking artist on an immersive installation last summer in New York.

— Chloe Veltman, NPR, 29 July 2026

Definition of cherubic

Adjective

Every year there are a blissful six to eight weeks when Hatch chile peppers are in season.

— Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2026
Here, too, there were echoes of Keegan’s blissful early days, when queues snaked outside the stadium hours before kick-off and every victory felt like alchemy.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of blissful

Adjective

Jillian Gilchrest, the state representative from West Hartford whose campaign has struggled, posted on social media her interpretation the money raised by two of her opponents and made a rickety claim for the most virtuous competitor.

— Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026
Penelope, for instance, is depicted in the poem as ever patient and virtuous while waiting for her husband to return.

— Brent Lang, Variety, 21 July 2026

Definition of virtuous

Adjective

That is, until the culturally transcendent summer of 1966, when Chicago briefly became the epicenter of a rock ’n’ roll world that was transitioning from the Wall of Sound and the British Invasion to hard rock and psychedelia.

— Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
But given the profundity of her subject matter and the near-universal awe her art inspires, perhaps this sense of futility gestures at the incomprehensible, even transcendent aura around Petviashvili’s works.

— The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of transcendent

Adjective

Ronaïmou’s feature debut, a critique of diya, still widely extended in Chad, in a film praised for its moral complexity, engrossing tension and sense of place.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
Ingrid is an honorable and moral friend who facilitates her death while staying in a neighboring room.

— Vanessa Rampton, STAT, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of moral

Adjective

As many an influencer has learned, that identity bestows the transcendental rewards of unconditional love—and plenty of new branding opportunities.

— Annie Joy Williams, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
Stablecoins have become one of crypto’s most transcendental inventions.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 15 July 2026

Definition of transcendental

Adjective

While Europe will experience a total solar eclipse, millions of Americans will instead witness a partial solar eclipse followed by the annual Perseid meteor shower, creating an unusual back-to-back celestial spectacle.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Advertisement Muller suggests the best time to watch the celestial event is after midnight, but advises heading to an area with low light pollution.

— Callum Sutherland, Time, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of celestial

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