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or diabolic
as in demonic
of, relating to, or worthy of an evil spirit
the police quickly mobilized to track down the diabolical criminals before they struck again
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Recent Examples of diabolical
Against this context, there is something downright diabolical about liftfluencers brain-poisoning their followers into thinking that beans are a bad source of protein.
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Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 7 May 2025
How did season 22 of NCIS leave off? Season 22 introduced fans to one of NCIS’ most diabolical villains yet, Carla Marino (Rebecca De Mornay).
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 6 May 2025
Recurring guest star Randall Park also will show up as the diabolical James Moriarty.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 17 Apr. 2025
His Superman promises quippy robots, giant monsters, a spunky Lois Lane (Rachel Brosnahan), a diabolical Lex Luthor (Nicolas Hoult), The Daily Planet, the Fortress of Solitude, a legion of lesser superheroes, and an adorable CGI superdog named Krypto.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 20 May 2025
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Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 7 May 2025
How did season 22 of NCIS leave off? Season 22 introduced fans to one of NCIS’ most diabolical villains yet, Carla Marino (Rebecca De Mornay).
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 6 May 2025
Recurring guest star Randall Park also will show up as the diabolical James Moriarty.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 17 Apr. 2025
His Superman promises quippy robots, giant monsters, a spunky Lois Lane (Rachel Brosnahan), a diabolical Lex Luthor (Nicolas Hoult), The Daily Planet, the Fortress of Solitude, a legion of lesser superheroes, and an adorable CGI superdog named Krypto.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diabolical
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In this new adventure, players will face a vast and brutal conflict where demonic forces, warlords, and opportunistic factions clash for control.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
13 June 2025
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The members of my party have the gall to request several of these demonic items from the livid waiter.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2025
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Mitchell returned to the family’s Salt Lake City home months later with sinister intentions.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
8 June 2025
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Picking from hundreds of hours of original, low-budget TV ads, Glassman tells the sinister tale of two restaurants battling it out in the town of Westridge County.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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In Twin Peaks, Deputy Chief Hawk and Sheriff Frank Truman—filling in for ailing brother Frank—work on following a lead phoned in by an ailing Log Lady, while Richard Horne, son of Audrey Horne and Cooper’s evil double, spiraling into depravity and addiction, kills a child in a hit-and-run.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
20 June 2025
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Unfortunately, those lofty first-act ambitions give way to something much more formulaic, as Buzz joins forces with the usual ragtag bunch of misfits to battle the evil Emperor Zurg.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
20 June 2025
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The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware, potentially accessing your private information, is to have antivirus software installed on all your devices.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2025
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Implement web filtering to restrict access to known malicious websites.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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“Diabolical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diabolical. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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