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also demonical
as in sinister
of, relating to, or worthy of an evil spirit
the villain in the movie cackled with demonic laughter
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Recent Examples of demonic
All the while, Gaga played out a loose storyline about her internal battle between her angelic and demonic sides.
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Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2026
The second is the Jinu Demon foil card from the Saja Boys Breakfast Meal, which shows the popular male character in his demonic form.
—Jason Hidalgo, The Providence Journal, 6 Apr. 2026
If new-age music is angelic but unbeholden to any religious dogma, Sunn O))) is demonic in the same way.
—Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 4 Apr. 2026
Millions of views accumulated for a kid rapping about the demonic nature of LGBTQ people.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
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Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2026
The second is the Jinu Demon foil card from the Saja Boys Breakfast Meal, which shows the popular male character in his demonic form.
—Jason Hidalgo, The Providence Journal, 6 Apr. 2026
If new-age music is angelic but unbeholden to any religious dogma, Sunn O))) is demonic in the same way.
—Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 4 Apr. 2026
Millions of views accumulated for a kid rapping about the demonic nature of LGBTQ people.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demonic
Adjective
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Chesnutt wasn’t alone in these sometimes sinister tones.—
David Harris,
SPIN,
21 Apr. 2026
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But then that progressive veneer is implicated in something deeply sinister.—
Brittany Delay,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The Industry actress, 29, got soaked in fake blood for her role in the horror-action flick as Maria Reaves (the younger sister to protagonist Asia Reaves, played by Zazie Beetz), as did Graham, 56, who plays a satanic cultist.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
5 Apr. 2026
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Beginning in the 19th century, British colonial rulers and observers regarded Hindu practice as satanic.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Benjamin Parris, also 19, of Greenville, South Carolina, is charged with two counts of malicious destruction of property of $1,000 or more but less than $20,000 and two counts of conspiracy to commit malicious destruction of property of $1,000 or more but less than $20,000.—
Joseph Buczek,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Instead of using obvious malicious code, the attackers built the installer with legitimate tools and layered the attack in stages.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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Unwrapped from goopy bandages covered in Hieratic script dating back centuries, Katie (played at 16 with diabolical weirdness by Natalie Grace) looks more dead than alive.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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So ChatGPT didn’t come up with a diabolical plan.—
Amanda Gefter,
Quanta Magazine,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Demonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demonic. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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