CACODEMON Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

cacodemon

noun

ˌka-kə-ˈdē-mən

Definition of cacodemon

as in demon

an evil spirit he'd often wrestle with his conscience, but inevitably the cacodemons would win

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Recent Examples of cacodemon Fat and floaty cacodemons vomit onto the streets, turning the pavement to rubble. — Matthew Gault, Time, 21 Jan. 2020

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Noun

The short, sharp argument in the MacNeil kitchen is an example of the upstairs demon pervading all bodies through hate.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
The golden deer and the Lakshmana rekha When word of Khara’s death reaches his brother Ravana, the demon king vows revenge on Rama and Lakshmana with the assistance of Maricha (a rakshasa).

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of demon

Noun

In her first sketch, Navarrette and Hernandez played the ghost of a couple of 1930s kids on the Queen Mary who keep distracting a tourist from hearing where another ghost’s treasure is hidden.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2026
All parties, that is, except for Oluko, who has emerged as a late-breaking villain and ghost in the machine.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of ghost

Noun

Throughout outer space lie stars and galaxies that resemble creepy creatures, spooky skulls and galactic ghouls.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2026
Humanoid moths and demon babies, hitchhiking ghouls, the occasional sea monster and even a suspicious phantom kangaroo or two.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of ghoul

Noun

Sharpless says, in the West, sleep paralysis overlapped with stories about vampires, witches, and ghosts.

— RJ Mackenzie, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2026
Early on, her costumes evolved from classic (a dominatrix the first year, a vampire in 2005) to more complex (a skinless person in 2011) to complete cosplay.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of vampire

Noun

The guitars shred our ears, the wall opens up, and a pair of monsters slinks into the room — a red devil, a hunchbacked demon with a black snout.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2026
In 1974 the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons first appeared, and later editions featured such character types as devils and demons.

— Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

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