DEMIGODS Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

demigods

noun

plural of demigod

as in spirits

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Noun

The spirits industry was pushing trade officials to get back to negotiating.

— Steve Kopack, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
Groceries Tariffs on Canadian beer, wine, spirits, dairy ingredients and more could cause some price increases during your weekly shopping.

— Ryley Amond, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of spirits

Noun

The pregame sidelines were packed five-people deep with celebrities (Livvy Dunne), NFL alumni (Justin Jefferson), recruits, other dignitaries and media members.

— Seth Emerson, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
We are used to the street closures, the factory shutdowns, the restrictions on driving and internet access during Communist Party conferences, international summits, Tiananmen Square military parades, and the visits of foreign dignitaries.

— Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of dignitaries

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Starring Stuart Martin and Fra Free, The Last Photograph follows an ex-DEA agent seeking revenge in a South American jungle where dangerous terrain and inner demons combine for drama.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026
And Elwood was battling his own demons, having become addicted to opioids prescribed after a hip operation.

— Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of demons

Noun

Her fantastical Biblical scenes, of a graphic, storybook sensibility, sometimes showed angels, and Christ himself, as chalky white, and this rang in some Black critical circles as a sign of backwater unsophistication.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
That kind of detail says so much more than cliches about angels or clouds.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of angels

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These speakers join previously announced eminences from Amazon, Calm, Contextual AI, CoreWeave, Databricks, DataSnipper, Exelon, Glean, Google, Intuit, Rivian, and Serve Robotics.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025
It was started by Goodall, Desmond Tutu, and other eminences.

— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025

Definition of eminences

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For the crime of vindictive, self-satisfying violence in the name of protecting her family, the narrative gods of Lioness will take it all away from Joe, from a mission accomplished to a family life secured.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2026
The likes of Burton and Neville, in particular, were treated like gods.

— Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of gods

Noun

The mystic whine of Christine Ott and Mathieu Gabry’s score carries us into a hidden world of ancient Thai deities living inside the mountain’s caves and tunnels.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
Along with a plethora of deities, mythology is also full of legendary mortal heroes like King Arthur and the Irish Fionn.

— Elisa Cinelli, Parents, 6 Sep. 2026

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