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variants:
or diabolic
Synonyms & Antonyms of diabolical
of, relating to, or worthy of an evil spirit
- the police quickly mobilized to track down the diabolical criminals before they struck again
Synonyms for diabolical
- cacodemonic,
- demoniac
- (also demoniacal),
- demonian,
- demonic
- (also demonical),
- devilish,
- fiendish,
- Luciferian,
- satanic
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“Diabolical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diabolical. Accessed 31 Jul. 2021.
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