Synonyms of devils

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noun

plural of devil

1

as in demons

an evil spirit

acted as if possessed by some devil

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demons
• ghosts
• ghouls
• vampires
• spirits
• nightmares
• imps
• fairies
• elves
• wraiths
• goblins
• genies
• fiends
• monsters
• ghoulies
• shadows
• banshees
• cacodemons
• shaitans
• phantoms
• hags
• visions
• dwarfs
• trolls
• succubi
• incubi
• jinn
• apparitions
• pucks
• faeries
• specters
• pixies
• spooks
• gremlins
• gnomes
• poltergeists
• familiars
• phantasms
• leprechauns
• shades
• hobgoblins
• brownies
• familiar spirits
• lamiae
• kobolds
• ogres
• bugbears
• fays
• sprites
• bogeys
• geniuses
• afreets

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• angels

2

as in men

a member of the human race

that poor devil never did achieve his dream

Synonyms & Similar Words

• men
• guys
• creatures
• people
• things
• lives
• birds
• souls
• humans
• individuals
• beings
• fish
• mortals
• bodies
• ducks
• babies
• eggs
• customers
• parties
• scouts
• sorts
• cookies
• human beings
• characters
• specimens
• personages
• personalities
• faces
• wights
• stiffs
• bods
• fellows
• heads
• slobs
• sons of man
• brothers
• neighbors
• homos
• hominids
• humanoids
• selves
• celebrities
• fellowmen
• somebodies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• animals
• beasts
• brutes
• critters
• beasties

3

as in monkeys

an appealingly mischievous person

why, you little devil!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• monkeys
• urchins
• mischiefs
• brats
• imps
• hellions
• rascals
• rogues
• scamps
• rapscallions
• ragamuffins
• madcaps
• juvenile delinquents
• nuisances
• disrupters
• larkers
• skylarkers
• gamins
• misbehavers
• cutups
• gamines

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• beasts
• snakes
• clowns
• heels
• skunks
• creeps
• curs
• boors
• cretins
• louts
• jokers
• stinkers
• cads
• churls
• louses
• villains
• scoundrels
• knaves
• miscreants
• reprobates
• scalawags
• varlets
• stinkards
• scapegraces

4

as in villains

a mean, evil, or unprincipled person

he's a devil to everyone he does business with

Synonyms & Similar Words

• villains
• brutes
• monsters
• savages
• criminals
• beasts
• offenders
• bandits
• wretches
• nazis
• scoundrels
• knaves
• thugs
• rascals
• fiends
• gangsters
• assassins
• baddies
• reprobates
• rogues
• evildoers
• scalawags
• varlets
• miscreants
• scamps
• losers
• no-goods
• hounds
• crooks
• rapscallions
• heavies
• perpetrators
• snakes
• meanies
• scapegraces
• serpents
• sinners
• culprits
• caitiffs
• blackguards
• trespassers
• vipers
• outlaws
• transgressors
• felons
• lawbreakers
• wrongdoers
• heels
• malefactors
• convicts
• desperadoes
• hoodlums
• perps
• ruffians
• cons
• villainesses
• hooligans
• cutthroats
• racketeers
• cads
• jailbirds
• goons
• rowdies
• gunmen
• toughs
• lowlifes
• bravos
• roughs
• stinkers
• trash
• ne'er-do-wells

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• angels
• saints
• heroes
• innocents

5

as in daredevils

a person who seeks out very dangerous or foolhardy adventures with no apparent fear

originally snowboarders were regarded as devils on the slopes and a menace to skiers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• daredevils
• cowboys
• madmen
• hotdogs
• madcaps
• berserks
• showboats

devils

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verb

present tense third-person singular of devil

as in torments

Related Words

• torments
• dogs
• troubles
• bedevils
• persecutes
• worries
• nettles
• aggravates
• duns
• annoys
• vexes
• galls
• irritates
• gnaws
• exasperates
• riles
• hassles
• irks
• bugs
• inconveniences
• roils
• grates
• rasps
• rankles
• besets
• frets
• plagues
• chafes
• peeves
• puts out
• besieges
• distresses
• beleaguers
• pesters
• bothers
• piques
• intrudes (upon)
• disturbs
• gets
• afflicts
• outrages
• angers
• harasses
• chivies
• maddens
• inflames
• incenses
• provokes
• infuriates
• enrages
• antagonizes
• obtrudes
• agitates
• cuts in (on)
• perturbs
• trespasses
• invades
• encroaches
• butts in
• infringes

Dissimilar Words

• leaves
• ignores
• forgets
• disregards
• delights
• pleases
• obliges
• contents
• disarms
• slights
• appeases
• satisfies
• gratifies
• conciliates
• placates
• gladdens
• comforts
• consoles
• mollifies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of devils

Noun

In 2025, two Tasmanian devils arrived at the Australian Outback exhibit. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026

Tasmanian devils suffer from Devil Facial Tumor Disease (DFTD), a highly fatal cancer spread by biting, which has devastated their population and surprisingly arose twice. — John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

The 152 rooms celebrate Tasmania’s cultural and creative spirit, from the contemporary paintings of thylacines and Tasmanian devils, to the Blackheart sassafras ceiling inlays. — Riley Wilson, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2026

But there are lots of potential devils in the details (otherwise there’d be little need for experimental reactors). — ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026

Tasmanian devils — agile, mostly nocturnal animals that can roam for 10 miles in a single night — have been extinct on the Australian mainland for more than 3,000 years. — CBS News, 4 June 2026

Ash devils can hurl hot embers in all directions and spark new fires, but this one harmlessly dissipated without spreading the blaze further. — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026

Other propaganda compared Native people to buffalo, cats, dogs, and devils. — Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026

There are sounds and shadows in the forest; the Devil, or devils, may be walking the earth. — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2026

Phrases Containing devils

• blue devils