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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
But the people of Ne Zha’s hometown, Chentang Pass, shunned him out of fear of his demonic origins.
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Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
In this case, pressing L2 and R2 at the same time activates a type of vision that will show players demonic contraptions that are invisible to the human eye.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
The sequel similarly follows a rebellious boy named Ne Zha who is born with demonic powers and feared by the gods.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
One of the duties of the church is to pray and rebuke demonic spirits.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2025
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Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
In this case, pressing L2 and R2 at the same time activates a type of vision that will show players demonic contraptions that are invisible to the human eye.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
The sequel similarly follows a rebellious boy named Ne Zha who is born with demonic powers and feared by the gods.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
One of the duties of the church is to pray and rebuke demonic spirits.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demonic
Adjective
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Normally, that would be a recipe for some edge-of-your-seat action, although Ben Hopkins’ script makes clear early on that the bomb is just a distraction, while an even more sinister plot is ticking within the blast radius.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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However, when Jess senses something sinister and then mysteriously disappears, Frida must uncover the truth before meeting the same fate.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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That uncertainty gives her an almost satanic power over the people around her, as well as over the viewer.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
21 Aug. 2025
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Other highlights of the museum include Ouija boards, Voodoo dolls, objects used in satanic rituals, a coffin that a 17-year-old boy allegedly slept in before stalking women at night and artifacts from a plane that crashed into the Florida Everglades, according to Courant archives.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
15 July 2025
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When her mother leaves the room for a moment, she's accosted by a demonic entity that toys with her through funhouse-style reflections, creating this evil doppelganger of Judy.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep. 2025
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The city has been taken over by a bunch of evil gangs and so the nerdy Scott Pilgrim and his pals, including Ramona Flowers and Lucas Lee come to the rescue.—
Joshua Lamb,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Their challenge on Frankenstein was bringing to the big screen the horror-meister’s vision of egotistical scientist Victor Frankenstein and his monster as part of a diabolical experiment.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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Some don’t think about it; others call it exhilarating or existential, even diabolical.—
Sumera Riaz,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware, which potentially accesses your private information, is to have strong antivirus software installed on all your devices.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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When Tony's security company faces an attack from unknown malicious forces, the family goes on the run across Europe while figuring out who is after them, according to Paramount.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The chipmunks teamed with an Australian mouse named Monterey Jack, his dragonfly pal Zipper, and the team’s mechanic, Gadget Hackwrench, to battle such villainous characters as Fat Cat and Professor Norton Nimnul.—
Will Harris,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Mark Hamill follows up another 2025 King adaptation, The Life of Chuck, as a villainous character known as The Major.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Demonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demonic. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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