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Recent Examples of diabolical Yet, as time passes, the pair end up engaging in a full-blown and increasingly diabolical war. Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025 Their challenge on Frankenstein was bringing to the big screen the horror-meister’s vision of egotistical scientist Victor Frankenstein and his monster as part of a diabolical experiment. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025 Some don’t think about it; others call it exhilarating or existential, even diabolical. Sumera Riaz, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025 The result is a hollow movie—but its very hollowness gives rise to a diabolical twist that’s more than merely clever. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for diabolical
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diabolical
Adjective
  • With every temptation, Jesus is lured into a forbidden world, and a terrified Joseph soon realizes that a demonic power is at work.
    Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
  • On the Met’s stage, the writer — called, say, Jamal Khashoggi — would be sung by a heroic tenor, his tormentor by a demonic baritone.
    Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Is their entire a life a facade for something more sinister?
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Drawn in by her fortune and allure, Calvin accepts an invitation aboard her superyacht Eternity, only to realize her glamorous world hides sinister secrets.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • If the full release can continue to generate oddly pulse-pounding moments like the near-death rooftop fight with an evil-eyed Pikachu, then Z-A might be worth an extended stay in Lumiose.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The kids discover their small town of Derry is home to an ancient, trans-dimensional evil that awakens every 27 years to prey mostly on children by taking the form of an evil clown named Pennywise.
    Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • 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, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Lorena, now 55, was charged with malicious wounding, a felony offense, but was found not guilty by reason of temporary insanity following a two-week trial in early 1994.
    Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025

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“Diabolical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diabolical. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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