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 Best known for his angelic voice that plays on R&B and pop, WONHO seems to be testing out something new, bordering on dance, EDM, club, house, mellow pop, and hyper-pop. — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 Danko’s angelic voice sweetens every song, and the organ/piano fusion of Manuel and Hudson ties it all together. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2026 Her nails, on the other hand (no pun intended), went in the opposite direction with a super-dark, short manicure, keeping the look from skewing too angelic. — Marci Robin, Allure, 6 July 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for angelic

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Adjective

For this reason, Serrano’s work, with its uncannily beatific admixture of the sacred and the profane, recovers something of the original impact of Paul’s scandalous proclamation.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 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

Now Carrie enters public school for the very first time, and with the reemergence of formidable telekinetic abilities, her blissful naivety of girlhood and her wide-open heart make her easy prey for physical and online bullies.

— Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026
And all three sit compressed within a blissful photo taken nearly 40 years ago.

— Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of blissful

Adjective

All this creates a virtuous flywheel where more use of AI agents creates more demand for Dell’s servers, and vice versa.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
In fact, in this retelling, their free will and autonomy are essential elements of that virtuous cycle, rather than subjugated by it.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of virtuous

Adjective

The objection reflects how radically the perception of Khrzhanovsky’s Dau experiment has shifted over the course of two decades — from transcendent art project to exploitative scandal to, now, geopolitical lightning rod.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
For me, nearly two decades and several sightings later, every snow leopard encounter is still a transcendent experience, like the crack of dawn after a dark night.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of transcendent

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

This celestial warrior has been protecting Marisol (Jade Santana) without her knowing it throughout her life.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
As a result, plans need to be made to deal with the logistics of several celestial vehicles taxiing and docking at the port and eventually at a permanent moon settlement.

— Devika Rao, TheWeek, 15 Sep. 2026

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