DEVILLING Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

deviling

verb

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present participle of devil

as in tormenting

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Of the many thoughts tormenting Víctor Eduardo is how Julio died.

— Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
Aside from tormenting the sole out transgender member of Congress by waging a campaign to bar her from using the women’s bathroom in the Capitol, Mace had been a side player that year.

— Annie Karni, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of tormenting

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Biden weaponized Law Enforcement against his political opponent, while also persecuting many other innocent people.

— New York Times, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Jack Hayford, the founder of the King’s University, in Texas, claimed that the film was persecuting Christians, who only wanted to be treated equally.

— Isaac Butler, New Yorker, 30 May 2026

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Recent escalations in the war in Iran, including an attack on a major pipeline in Saudi Arabia, mean the rising gas prices bedeviling Republicans will not be going down anytime soon.

— Dan Merica, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2026
Indeed, Ukrainian strikes on oil infrastructure have created major gas shortages that are bedeviling much of the Russian hinterland.

— Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 30 June 2026

Definition of bedeviling

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Trips included a May 2025 visit to Bahrain and Israel and a December 2025 trip to Jordan, Abu Dhabi and Qatar as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations were riling Minneapolis.

— Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2026
The proposal, which is currently out to public consultation, appears to be riling everyone from ordinary pub-goers to residents of 10 Downing Street.

— Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of riling

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Investors have been ratcheting up their expectations for the industry as some companies hike their outlooks and get a better handle on rising medical costs in those plans – an issue that has been dogging the broader sector for more than two years.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 29 July 2026
There is a new solution to a problem that's been dogging the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office.

— Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 30 June 2026

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Finding the right balance between banning AI outright and allowing students to become overreliant on it is now vexing universities nationwide.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
Nestled in the oldest armory in Maryland is a set of Civil War-era photographs vexing a small team of military historians.

— Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of vexing

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Every interaction becomes a hurdle for Arash, if only because the imperfections of life in modern Iran reinforce the sensation of being truly alive, in all its rankling complexity.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
The Herald has learned Council President Liz Breadon visited councilors individually during the recess to ask them to push off the budget vote, rankling Weber, who had recommended a favorable vote take place at the day’s session.

— Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 3 June 2026

Definition of rankling

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