1
as in Satan
capitalized
the supreme personification of evil often represented as the ruler of hell
the Devil is traditionally seen as a being who relentlessly tempts people to commit evil
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2
as in demon
an evil spirit
acted as if possessed by some devil
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3
as in man
a member of the human race
that poor devil never did achieve his dream
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4
as in monkey
an appealingly mischievous person
why, you little devil!
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as in villain
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
he's a devil to everyone he does business with
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as in to torment
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Recent Examples of devil
Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 30 May 2025
Assign a devil’s advocate to challenge views and ensure richer discussions.
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—Nuala Walsh, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 16 Mar. 2023
Highlights include a variety of cheese, smoked salmon, prosciutto, deviled egg salad, biscuits, bagels and baguettes and cinnamon rolls.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2020
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Noun
The pool is a chain-link paradise, which is to say there’s a devil there (Felicia Curry), with eerie knowledge about what’s to come.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 30 May 2025
Assign a devil’s advocate to challenge views and ensure richer discussions.
6.
—Nuala Walsh, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Verb
It’s also designed to better accommodate female astronauts, a problem that has deviled the space agency in the past.
—Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 16 Mar. 2023
Highlights include a variety of cheese, smoked salmon, prosciutto, deviled egg salad, biscuits, bagels and baguettes and cinnamon rolls.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for devil
Noun
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And this even prompted former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to call Russia an enemy of the Iranian people and accuse them of caving to Satan.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
24 June 2025
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Gregory Peck plays a diplomat who secretly adopts a baby who turns out to be the son of Satan.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
21 June 2025
Noun
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Things become complicated when a popular rival boy band, The Saja Boys, are revealed to be demons.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Wilson himself was celebrated for his beautiful music and pitied for his demons.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 June 2025
Noun
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Sturdy men work with their hands, forging arrows with which to kill zombie interlopers.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
19 June 2025
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The film charts the story of a young man who goes on a murderous rampage dressed as Santa after being released from an orphanage.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Twenty voices multiply it, adding yodels and monkey noises, the sheer volume making up for the pep talks the crowd doesn’t have time to give.—
Sam MacIlwaine,
Outside Online,
16 June 2025
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From swans and elephants to monkeys hanging from coat hangers, these playful creations add a touch of whimsy to your day.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
Noun
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Welcome to the Post-Trust Era A social media app isn’t the villain.—
Ankush Chowdhary,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Clayface is shape-shifting villain in the Batman comics and got his introduction as part of Detective Comics #40 in June 1940.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
17 June 2025
Noun
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Quirky roadside figures include giant cowboys, lumberjacks, and dinosaurs.—
Pat Tompkins,
AFAR Media,
18 June 2025
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Irish actor Jack Hudson has signed for the cast of feature adaptation of Matthew Dickens’s comic The Devil’s Train about Hollywood stuntman Hondo, who has a double life as a time-travelling cowboy.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
13 June 2025
Verb
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And Soto will continue to make life difficult for the NL East as well, tormenting opposing pitchers for the next 15 years.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2025
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The story follows a man who inherits his father’s auto repair shop and tries to turn it around, aided and tormented by his cousin, Shane.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The 10-episode Exiles comes from a new creative team, with Jason Ning (Lucifer) as showrunner.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
21 May 2025
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Production on the spinoff is set to begin this summer in Los Angeles, with Jason Ning (Lucifer, Mrs. Davis) tapped to serve as showrunner.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
19 May 2025
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“Devil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devil. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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