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devil

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of devil

1 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.
Synonyms of devil

archfiend, Beelzebub, fiend, Lucifer, Old Nick, Satan, serpent
Words Related to devil

deuce, dickens

Mephistopheles
2 an evil spirit
  • acted as if possessed by some devil
Synonyms of devil

demon (or daemon), fiend, ghost, ghoul, imp
Words Related to devil

vampire

incubus, nightmare, succubus

genie, jinni (or jinn)

apparition, banshee, bogey (also bogie), bugbear, familiar, familiar spirit, genius, phantasm (also fantasm), phantom, poltergeist, shade, shadow, specter (or spectre), spirit, spook, vision, wraith

brownie, dwarf, elf, faerie (also faery), fairy, fay, gnome, goblin, gremlin, hobgoblin, kobold, leprechaun, pixie (also pixy), puck, sprite, troll

monster, ogre
Near Antonyms of devil

angel
3 a member of the human race
  • That poor devil never did achieve his dream.
Synonyms of devil

being, bird, body, character, creature, customer, duck, egg, face, fish, guy, head, human, human being, individual, life, man, mortal, party, person, personage, scout, sort, soul, specimen, stiff, thing, wight
Words Related to devil

hominid, humanoid

brother, fellow, fellowman, neighbor

celebrity, personality, self, somebody
Phrases Synonymous with devil

son of man
Near Antonyms of devil

animal, beast, beastie, brute, critter
4 an appealingly mischievous person
  • Why, you little devil!
Synonyms of devil

hellion, imp, mischief, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, scamp, urchin
Words Related to devil

cutup, madcap, skylarker

brat, nuisance

juvenile delinquent

gamin, gamine
Near Antonyms of devil

beast, boor, cad, churl, clown, creep, cretin, cur, heel, joker, louse, lout, skunk, snake, stinkard, stinker

knave, miscreant, reprobate, scalawag (or scallywag), scoundrel, varlet, villain
5 a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
  • He's a devil to everyone he does business with.
Synonyms of devil

baddie (or baddy), beast, brute, evildoer, fiend, heavy, hound, knave, meanie (also meany), miscreant, monster, nazi, no-good, rapscallion, rascal, reprobate, rogue, savage, scalawag (or scallywag), scamp, scoundrel, varlet, villain, wretch
Words Related to devil

villainess

blackguard

criminal, crook, culprit, felon, lawbreaker, malefactor, offender, perp, perpetrator, transgressor

sinner, trespasser, wrongdoer

cad, heel, serpent, snake, viper

bandit, bravo, desperado, outlaw

con, convict, jailbird

assassin, cutthroat, gangster, goon, gunman, hoodlum, hooligan, racketeer, ruffian, thug

rough, rowdy, tough

loser, lowlife, ne'er-do-well, stinker, trash
Near Antonyms of devil

angel, innocent, saint

hero
6 a person who seeks out very dangerous or foolhardy adventures with no apparent fear
  • Originally snowboarders were regarded as devils on the slopes.
Synonyms of devil

daredevil, madcap, madman
Words Related to devil

berserk (or berserker), cowboy, hotdog, showboat

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