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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
Whatever his reason, Mazzulla chose to put his own diabolical spin on the Celtics’ preseason media game Tuesday afternoon.
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Though the film’s primary love story is between the cellmates, there are also the relationships playing out in the fictional movie musical set within the movie, which stars Lopez as an actress playing both the unlucky-in-love heroine and the diabolical Spider Woman of the title.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
In a diabolical variation on the real hot-seat technique, students pelt each other with accusations before coming together in a group snuggle that’s at least as disturbing as the emotional—and sometimes physical—violence.
—Judy Berman, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
The black and-white film was playing on the wall again, the masked couple walking more quickly, backward now around the fountain, something diabolical in their smiles.
—Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Though the film’s primary love story is between the cellmates, there are also the relationships playing out in the fictional movie musical set within the movie, which stars Lopez as an actress playing both the unlucky-in-love heroine and the diabolical Spider Woman of the title.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
In a diabolical variation on the real hot-seat technique, students pelt each other with accusations before coming together in a group snuggle that’s at least as disturbing as the emotional—and sometimes physical—violence.
—Judy Berman, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
The black and-white film was playing on the wall again, the masked couple walking more quickly, backward now around the fountain, something diabolical in their smiles.
—Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diabolical
Adjective
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But ahead of Halloween weekend, Hatch had a small but incredibly loud contingent of Christians on TikTok posting videos of themselves throwing away their Hatch devices — and accusing the company of being demonic.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
29 Oct. 2025
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But by the end of the episode, they’re trapped in a dark theater with the same demonic infant, who kills off all but Ronnie and Lilly.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Their double life soon gets complicated when a rival boy band harboring a sinister secret begins stealing their fans.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Candyman, the Candyman franchise (1992–1999; 2021) Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) finds out that adoration and horror don't mix when she is faced with the attachment of the sinister Candyman (Tony Todd) in the 1992 film classic.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Police believe the act was done with malicious intent.—
Wren Smetana,
AZCentral.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links is to have antivirus software installed on all your devices.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Diabolical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diabolical. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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