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Synonyms & Antonyms of devil
- the Devil is traditionally seen as a being who relentlessly tempts people to commit evil
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- acted as if possessed by some devil
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- apparition,
- banshee,
- bogey
- (also bogie or bogy),
- bugbear,
- familiar,
- familiar spirit,
- genius,
- phantasm
- (also fantasm),
- phantom,
- poltergeist,
- shade,
- shadow,
- specter
- (or spectre),
- spirit,
- spook,
- vision,
- wraith
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- that poor devil never did achieve his dream
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- why, you little devil!
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- he's a devil to everyone he does business with
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“Devil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devil. Accessed 18 Feb. 2020.
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The first known use of devil was before the 12th century
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