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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
In this diabolical satirical thriller, a millennial woman resorts to extreme measures to secure the million-dollar house of her dreams.
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
What went into that diabolical question?
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Dec. 2025
Human history would be only diabolic without it.
—Literary Hub, 12 Dec. 2025
And to be forced to do it with multiple mouths to feed is nothing short of diabolical.
—Essence, 20 Nov. 2025
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
What went into that diabolical question?
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Dec. 2025
Human history would be only diabolic without it.
—Literary Hub, 12 Dec. 2025
And to be forced to do it with multiple mouths to feed is nothing short of diabolical.
—Essence, 20 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for diabolical
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diabolical
Adjective
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The moral fulcrum of Christopher Marlowe’s The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, in which a scholar gains knowledge and power through a demonic pact, is a relatively straightforward statement on the human condition.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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The radical left says Western civilization is evil, Candace Owens says the roots of our faith are demonic.—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Even his smile is sinister in the English actor’s current reign of cinematic terror.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
14 Jan. 2026
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This is not the gleeful dance party of purgatory—there is a more sinister and sincere quality to it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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These computer viruses often spread through malicious ads embedded in popular websites or infected links in YouTube video descriptions, according to SpyCloud.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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Jesse Jeremiah, 51, was arrested on suspicion of malicious destruction of railroad property, vandalism and unlawfully stealing and carrying away copper materials, jail records show.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Diabolical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diabolical. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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